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Louis O. Schaper Boat Ramp

Boat ramp · on Galveston Bay · near Texas City · 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
Portable Toilet
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
29.38383, -94.86666

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Galveston District; the one nearest this launch is of September 18, 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 GMZ335, Galveston Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Texas City, Turning Basin station, 1.0 mi from this launch, in local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

The week's table is not available in this build; NOAA's page has the predictions.

Channel survey

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

  • Texas City · 0.4 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of September 18, 2026 by the Galveston District. Least depth in the channel (001 Bolivar Roads to Turning Basin): 41 ft; project depth 46 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 Galveston Bay

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by 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.