Texas / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway /
Matagorda Harbor
Boat ramp · on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway · near Matagorda · 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
- Permanent Facility
- Coordinates
- 28.69290, -95.95790
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Galveston District; the one nearest this launch is of August 18, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 440.1 on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway · 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.
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterway · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of August 18, 2026 by the Galveston District. Least depth in the channel (011 San Bernard River to Colorado River): 2 ft; project depth 14 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 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Canal in Texas. All launches on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
Community
Where people who use Gulf Intracoastal Waterway talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Riverbend Ramp · 1.6 mi · Saint Marys Bayou
- FM 521 River Park · 6.9 mi · Colorado River
- Peyton Creek Boat Ramp · 11.9 mi · Peyton Creek
- Chinquapin Road · 12.1 mi · Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
- Carl Park Boat Ramp · 13.3 mi · Tres Palacios River
- East Bay Park Boat Ramp · 15.2 mi · Tres Palacios Bay
Sources
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Boat Ramps record 879 · 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 MAT012 · 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.