Louisiana / Bayou Tartellion /
Melancon's Launch
Boat ramp · on Bayou Tartellion · near Port Fourchon · Louisiana
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
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- 24 hours a day
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 29.11451, -90.19182
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New Orleans District; the one nearest this launch is of September 21, 2021). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Port Fourchon · NOAA, 0.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ553, Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Port Fourchon station, 0.4 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 3:08 am 1.7 ft · Low 3:38 pm 0.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:48 am 1.6 ft · Low 4:22 pm 0.6 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:26 am 1.4 ft · Low 4:55 pm 0.7 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 8:18 am 1.2 ft · Low 5:03 pm 0.9 ft · High 11:13 pm 1.1 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 5:31 am 1.0 ft · High 12:29 pm 1.2 ft · Low 3:40 pm 1.1 ft · High 9:59 pm 1.2 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 6:14 am 0.7 ft · High 9:11 pm 1.4 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 6:58 am 0.5 ft · High 8:45 pm 1.6 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Bayou Lafourche · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 21, 2021 by the New Orleans District. Soundings on the sheet from 0.6 to 94 ft below Mean Low Gulf (MLG). 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 Bayou Tartellion
River in Louisiana. All launches on Bayou Tartellion.
Community
Where people who use Bayou Tartellion talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Leeville Public Launch · 9.3 mi · Bayou Lafourche
- Grand Isle Kayak Launch · 14.2 mi · Caminada Bay
- Oakridge Public Launch · 19.8 mi · Catfish Lake area
- Isle de Jean Charles Rd · 27.1 mi
- Island Road (PACWMA) · 27.2 mi
- Grand Bayou Unit Public Launch · 28.6 mi
Sources
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches record -90.19182,29.11451 · Public data (LDWF), no terms stated; credit the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Why it is listed as public: listed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.