Masseys Landing Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Indian River Bay · near Pot-Nets Seaside · 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
- Boat ramp
- Ramp lanes
- 4
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 100 spaces
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible ramp
- Managed by
- Delaware DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Coordinates
- 38.62521, -75.09979
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Philadelphia District; the one nearest this launch is of April 15, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Indian River Inlet (Coast Guard Station) · NOAA, 1.9 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 Indian River Inlet (Coast Guard Station) station, 1.9 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 3:17 am 2.2 ft · Low 8:54 am 0.9 ft · High 4:00 pm 2.8 ft · Low 10:25 pm 1.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 4:18 am 2.3 ft · Low 9:59 am 0.8 ft · High 4:53 pm 2.8 ft · Low 11:08 pm 0.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 5:14 am 2.4 ft · Low 10:59 am 0.7 ft · High 5:41 pm 2.8 ft · Low 11:45 pm 0.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 6:04 am 2.6 ft · Low 11:52 am 0.6 ft · High 6:25 pm 2.8 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 12:20 am 0.4 ft · High 6:51 am 2.9 ft · Low 12:41 pm 0.4 ft · High 7:08 pm 2.9 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:56 am 0.3 ft · High 7:34 am 3.1 ft · Low 1:29 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:50 pm 2.9 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 1:34 am 0.1 ft · High 8:17 am 3.3 ft · Low 2:16 pm 0.2 ft · High 8:32 pm 2.9 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Masseys Ditch
Condition survey of April 15, 2024 by the Philadelphia District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.2 to 21.8 ft; 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 Indian River Bay
Bay in Delaware. All launches on Indian River Bay.
Community
Where people who use Indian River Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Savages Ditch · 1.6 mi · Indian River Bay
- Indian River Marina · 1.7 mi · Indian River Bay
- Burton Island · 1.7 mi · Indian River Bay
- Holts Landing State Park · 2.7 mi · Indian River Bay
- Holts Landing State Park · 2.7 mi · Indian River Bay
- James Farm Ecological Preserve · 3.3 mi · Indian River Bay
Sources
- Delaware DNREC Boating and Fishing Access record -75.09982,38.62521 · State of Delaware FirstMap Data, provided as is; credit DNREC (ArcGIS item 288b2d6bc37c417f80772df50db2a116)
- OpenStreetMap n4680033415 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Delaware DNREC Boating and Fishing Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.