Main Street Town Landing
Boat ramp · on Essex River · near Essex · Massachusetts
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 surface
- Paved
- Trailer parking
- 11 spaces
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of Essex
- Website
- essexma.org
- Coordinates
- 42.63268, -70.77887
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of February 25, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Essex · NOAA, 0.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ251, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Essex station, 0.1 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 | Low 12:12 am 1.7 ft · High 6:17 am 7.6 ft · Low 12:23 pm 2.4 ft · High 6:19 pm 8.4 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 1:06 am 1.8 ft · High 7:16 am 7.8 ft · Low 1:21 pm 2.3 ft · High 7:23 pm 8.4 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 2:00 am 1.7 ft · High 8:11 am 8.1 ft · Low 2:19 pm 2.0 ft · High 8:23 pm 8.5 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 2:52 am 1.5 ft · High 9:02 am 8.6 ft · Low 3:15 pm 1.5 ft · High 9:18 pm 8.8 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 3:42 am 1.2 ft · High 9:48 am 9.1 ft · Low 4:08 pm 1.0 ft · High 10:08 pm 9.0 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 4:29 am 0.8 ft · High 10:30 am 9.7 ft · Low 4:59 pm 0.5 ft · High 10:56 pm 9.3 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 5:16 am 0.6 ft · High 11:12 am 10.3 ft · Low 5:49 pm -0.1 ft · High 11:41 pm 9.5 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Essex River
After-dredging survey of February 25, 2025 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (4-Foot Turning Basin): 2.2 ft; project depth 4 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 Essex River
River in Massachusetts. All launches on Essex River.
Community
Where people who use Essex River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Chebacco Lake Carry-in Access · 1.9 mi · Chebacco Lake
- Front Beach · 2.2 mi · Walker Creek
- Chebacco Lake Boat Launch · 2.5 mi · Chebacco Lake
- Round Pond Carry-in Access · 2.9 mi · Round Pond
- Beck Pond Carry-in Access · 3.1 mi · Beck Pond
- Manchester Town Hall and Landing · 4.0 mi · Cat Brook
Sources
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide public access sites (boat ramps) record main-street-town-landing-essex · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (CZM, ArcGIS item 49202cb9bbde4d0ebb914fbf8015646f)
- Massachusetts Coastal Boat Ramps (Division of Marine Fisheries) record essex-river-essex-74-main-st · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (EEA and DFG, ArcGIS item f6e06b2f636a455f9037e17aaeaa448a)
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points record main-street-town-landing-essex · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (EEA and CZM, ArcGIS item 018d6059fef841ae94a361c3b49f43f9)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide public access sites (boat ramps) and Massachusetts Coastal Boat Ramps (Division of Marine Fisheries) and Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points (Massachusetts Coastal Boat Ramps (Division of Marine Fisheries) says public_restricted; the state agency's listing decides). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.