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Freshwater City Public Launch

Boat ramp · on Freshwater Bayou · near Freshwater City · Louisiana

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
Ramp lanes
2
Ramp surface
Concrete
Hours
24 hours a day
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
29.55077, -92.30915

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New Orleans District; the one nearest this launch is of June 30, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone GMZ452, Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Freshwater Canal Locks station, 0.2 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 Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 High 12:19 am 2.3 ft · Low 4:05 pm 0.7 ft
Tue Oct 20 High 12:43 am 2.2 ft · Low 7:35 am 1.7 ft · High 9:39 am 1.7 ft · Low 5:05 pm 0.8 ft
Wed Oct 21 High 12:59 am 2.2 ft · Low 7:06 am 1.5 ft · High 10:59 am 1.8 ft · Low 6:01 pm 0.9 ft
Thu Oct 22 High 1:02 am 2.1 ft · Low 7:05 am 1.3 ft · High 12:18 pm 1.9 ft · Low 6:51 pm 1.0 ft
Fri Oct 23 High 12:57 am 2.0 ft · Low 7:24 am 1.0 ft · High 1:27 pm 2.1 ft · Low 7:35 pm 1.2 ft
Sat Oct 24 High 1:02 am 2.0 ft · Low 7:49 am 0.6 ft · High 2:26 pm 2.3 ft · Low 8:18 pm 1.4 ft
Sun Oct 25 High 1:15 am 2.0 ft · Low 8:19 am 0.3 ft · High 3:23 pm 2.5 ft · Low 9:02 pm 1.6 ft

On the river

River mile 1.2 on Freshwater Bayou · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.

Channel survey

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

  • BAR Channel · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of June 30, 2026 by the New Orleans District. Least depth in the channel: 8.5 ft below Mean Low Gulf (MLG); 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 Freshwater Bayou

River in Louisiana. All launches on Freshwater Bayou.

Community

Where people who use Freshwater Bayou talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.