Virginia / Rappahannock River /
Mill Creek
Boat ramp · on Rappahannock River · near Bushy · Virginia
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
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Coordinates
- 37.58425, -76.42446
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Norfolk District; the one nearest this launch is of October 16, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Mill Creek (Grey Point) · 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 ANZ635, Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Mill Creek (Grey Point) 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 | Low 12:44 am 0.8 ft · High 6:15 am 1.2 ft · Low 12:37 pm 0.8 ft · High 6:40 pm 1.4 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 1:37 am 0.8 ft · High 7:20 am 1.3 ft · Low 1:42 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:42 pm 1.4 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 2:25 am 0.7 ft · High 8:20 am 1.3 ft · Low 2:42 pm 0.7 ft · High 8:38 pm 1.4 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 3:08 am 0.5 ft · High 9:09 am 1.5 ft · Low 3:35 pm 0.6 ft · High 9:25 pm 1.5 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 3:49 am 0.4 ft · High 9:53 am 1.6 ft · Low 4:25 pm 0.5 ft · High 10:10 pm 1.5 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 4:30 am 0.3 ft · High 10:35 am 1.7 ft · Low 5:14 pm 0.3 ft · High 10:55 pm 1.5 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 5:13 am 0.2 ft · High 11:18 am 1.8 ft · Low 6:02 pm 0.2 ft · High 11:40 pm 1.5 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Locklies Creek · 0.4 mi from this launch
Condition survey of October 16, 2022 by the Norfolk District. Least depth in the channel (Locklies Creek Channel): 1.1 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 Rappahannock River
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Nearby launches
- Deep Point · 5.1 mi · Piankatank River
- Windmill Point · 6.9 mi · Rappahannock River
- Windmill Point Landing · 7.8 mi · Rappahannock River
- Urbanna Town Marina · 8.8 mi · Urbanna Creek
- Milford Haven Landing · 8.9 mi · Milford Haven
- Saluda · 9.0 mi · Urbanna Creek
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {54A6E4C2-C8DE-49DD-B73F-CC7B7D2ED37C} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- OpenStreetMap n8026043629 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.