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Dead River Park Canoe Landing - South (Hillsborough River)
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Hillsborough River · near Thonotosassa · Florida
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Hours
- Daytime Use Only
- Managed by
- Hillsborough County
- Coordinates
- 28.12764, -82.26468
On Hillsborough River
The Hillsborough River is a river in west-central Florida. It rises in the Green Swamp near the point where Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk counties meet. From there it flows about 60 miles through Pasco and Hillsborough counties, passing Thonotosassa, Temple Terrace and Tampa, and empties into Hillsborough Bay in Tampa. Its drainage basin covers about 740 square miles. Just downstream of Temple Terrace, the Hillsborough River Dam in Sulphur Springs holds back the City of Tampa's Hillsborough River Reservoir. The reservoir covers about 1,300 acres, can store up to 1.2 billion gallons and is the city's primary source of drinking water. The city finished the current dam in 1944 on the site of an earlier Tampa Electric dam that a flood washed away in 1933. The Tampa Bypass Canal, about 14 miles long, was built in the 1960s and 1970s for flood control. More about Hillsborough River.
Boating rules on Hillsborough River
- Idle speed zone on the river near Lowry Park (according to FWC) source
- Slow Speed Minimum Wake and Idle Speed No Wake zones from Sligh Avenue Bridge to Seddon Channel, adopted by City of Tampa ordinance and sent to FWC for approval in 2020 (final status not confirmed) source
- Proposed 300-foot and 500-foot slow speed/minimum wake zones and 500-foot idle speed/no wake zones near bridges and public docks in downtown Tampa source
Community
Where people who use Hillsborough River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Dead River Park Canoe Landing - North (Hillsborough River) · 0.1 mi · Hillsborough River
- Hillsborough River State Park - Cedar Landing Canoe Launch (Registered Campers Only) · 2.0 mi · Hillsborough River
- Hillsborough River State Park - Pavillion 26 Canoe Launch · 2.2 mi · Hillsborough River
- Hillsborough River State Park - Pavillion 3 Canoe Launch · 2.4 mi · Hillsborough River
- John B. Sargeant Public Boat Ramp · 3.5 mi · Hillsborough River
- Morris Bridge Park · 3.5 mi · Hillsborough River
Sources
- Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC) record HL61428AV · Open data; credit to FWC-FWRI requested
Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.