Maine /
Dunning Boat Yard
Dunning Boat Yard is a free public boat ramp near Freeport, Maine.
- Free
- Accessible
- Tidal
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
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- yes
- Coordinates
- 43.84198, -70.09950
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of July 5, 2018). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at South Freeport · NOAA, 1.6 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ153, Casco Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's South Freeport station, 1.6 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | High 4:52 am 8.7 ft · Low 10:46 am 1.1 ft · High 5:08 pm 9.6 ft · Low 11:33 pm 0.2 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 5:58 am 8.9 ft · Low 11:57 am 1.0 ft · High 6:17 pm 9.4 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 12:38 am 0.3 ft · High 7:01 am 9.2 ft · Low 1:07 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:24 pm 9.3 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 1:37 am 0.3 ft · High 7:57 am 9.5 ft · Low 2:08 pm 0.4 ft · High 8:23 pm 9.3 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 2:30 am 0.3 ft · High 8:47 am 9.8 ft · Low 3:02 pm 0.0 ft · High 9:16 pm 9.3 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 3:17 am 0.4 ft · High 9:33 am 10.0 ft · Low 3:50 pm -0.2 ft · High 10:04 pm 9.3 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 4:00 am 0.5 ft · High 10:14 am 10.1 ft · Low 4:34 pm -0.3 ft · High 10:49 pm 9.1 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Harraseeket River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of July 5, 2018 by the New England District. Soundings on the sheet down to 6.2 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW), with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 8 ft channel here. 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.
Nearby launches
- Porters Landing · 0.2 mi · North Atlantic Ocean
- Sandy Beach · 0.7 mi · North Atlantic Ocean
- Mill Stream Landing · 1.3 mi · Mill Stream
- Little River Access Point · 1.5 mi · Casco Bay
- Freeport Town Wharf · 1.6 mi · Harraseeket River
- Wolfe's Neck Center · 1.6 mi · Little River
Sources
- Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program) record 1580 · Public data (Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine Coastal Program), no license stated
- OpenStreetMap n12375023780 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.