Delaware / Lewes and Rehoboth Canal /
Henlopen Acres Marina
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Lewes and Rehoboth Canal · near Rehoboth Beach · Delaware
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)
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of Henlopen Acres
- Coordinates
- 38.72626, -75.08678
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Philadelphia District; the one nearest this launch is of February 29, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Rehoboth Beach · NOAA, 0.5 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ455, Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Rehoboth Beach station, 0.5 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 2:27 am 3.0 ft · Low 8:24 am 1.4 ft · High 3:05 pm 3.9 ft · Low 9:26 pm 1.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:30 am 3.2 ft · Low 9:23 am 1.3 ft · High 4:01 pm 4.0 ft · Low 10:15 pm 1.3 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:26 am 3.5 ft · Low 10:20 am 1.1 ft · High 4:51 pm 4.1 ft · Low 11:00 pm 1.0 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:15 am 3.9 ft · Low 11:15 am 0.9 ft · High 5:37 pm 4.3 ft · Low 11:43 pm 0.7 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 6:01 am 4.3 ft · Low 12:07 pm 0.6 ft · High 6:21 pm 4.3 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:25 am 0.4 ft · High 6:45 am 4.8 ft · Low 12:56 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:05 pm 4.4 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 1:06 am 0.1 ft · High 7:29 am 5.1 ft · Low 1:45 pm 0.0 ft · High 7:49 pm 4.4 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Lewes and Rehoboth Canal Savannah Bridge to Rehoboth Bay · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of February 29, 2024 by the Philadelphia District. Soundings on the sheet down to 38.7 ft, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 6 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.
On Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
Canal in Delaware. All launches on Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.
Community
Where people who use Lewes and Rehoboth Canal talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Delaware Seashore State Park · 3.6 mi · Indian River Bay
- Love Creek Fishing Access · 3.6 mi · Indian River Bay
- Delaware Seashore State Park · 3.9 mi · Indian River Bay
- Canal Front Park · 4.6 mi · Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
- Lewes Boat Ramp · 6.2 mi · Broadkill River
- Savages Ditch · 6.8 mi · Indian River Bay
Sources
- Delaware DNREC Boating and Fishing Access record -75.08678,38.72626 · State of Delaware FirstMap Data, provided as is; credit DNREC (ArcGIS item 288b2d6bc37c417f80772df50db2a116)
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