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Dighton Rock State Park

Dighton Rock State Park is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Taunton River near Dighton, Massachusetts.

Broad Cove on the Taunton River, Somerset
Taunton River, the water this launch is on. Broad Cove on the Taunton River, Somerset Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Tidal
Yes
Website
mass.gov
Coordinates
41.81274, -71.11043

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of August 25, 2020). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ236, Narragansett Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Steep Brook, Taunton River station, 5.2 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 1:42 am 4.6 ft · Low 7:09 am 0.8 ft · High 2:11 pm 4.8 ft · Low 9:00 pm 0.6 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 2:44 am 4.7 ft · Low 9:05 am 0.8 ft · High 3:14 pm 4.7 ft · Low 9:48 pm 0.5 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 3:47 am 4.9 ft · Low 10:07 am 0.6 ft · High 4:16 pm 4.6 ft · Low 10:25 pm 0.4 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 4:47 am 5.2 ft · Low 10:54 am 0.4 ft · High 5:13 pm 4.6 ft · Low 10:52 pm 0.3 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 5:40 am 5.4 ft · Low 11:33 am 0.3 ft · High 6:02 pm 4.6 ft · Low 11:16 pm 0.2 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 6:27 am 5.6 ft · Low 12:08 pm 0.3 ft · High 6:47 pm 4.6 ft · Low 11:43 pm 0.2 ft
Sun Nov 8 High 7:10 am 5.6 ft · Low 12:41 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:30 pm 4.6 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Taunton River · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of August 25, 2020 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (12-Foot Reach 3): 0.2 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 12 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 Taunton River

River in Massachusetts. All launches on Taunton River.

Community

Where people who use Taunton River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.mass.gov: You can also fish or canoe, or take a walk through the 85-acre park.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.