Texas / Dickinson Bayou /
TX-146 Public Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Dickinson Bayou · near Bacliff · Texas
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Docks
- 1
- Restrooms
- No
- Coordinates
- 29.46310, -94.97360
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Galveston District; the one nearest this launch is of March 20, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Dickinson Bayou at FM 517 nr Alvin, TX gauge · USGS, 12.0 mi away on Dickinson Bayou
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Dickinson Bayou at FM 517 nr Alvin, TX, 12.0 mi from this launch on Dickinson Bayou: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Dickinson Bayou · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of March 20, 2026 by the Galveston District. Least depth in the channel (002 Dickinson Bayou (Land Cut) to SH-146): 2 ft; project depth 7 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Dickinson Bayou
River in Texas. All launches on Dickinson Bayou.
Community
Where people who use Dickinson Bayou talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Topwater Grill · 2.9 mi · Galveston Bay
- Bayshore Park · 3.2 mi · Galveston Bay
- Bacliff Boat Ramp · 3.4 mi · Galveston Bay
- Eagle Point Fishing Camp · 4.4 mi · Galveston Bay
- TX-3 Public Boat Ramp · 4.5 mi · Dickinson Bayou
- Moses Lake Boat Launch · 5.8 mi · Moses Lake
Sources
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Boat Ramps record 1556 · Public data (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS), TPWD disclaimer; no use limitations stated
- Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program) record GAL050 · Public data (Texas General Land Office, Texas Coastal Access Program); GLO disclaimer, no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Boat Ramps and Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.