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Osprey Landing (Town Boat Ramp)
Osprey Landing (Town Boat Ramp) is a public boat ramp on the Taunton River near Dighton, Massachusetts, run by Town of Dighton.
- 35 trailer spaces
- Paved ramp
- Tidal
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
- 35 spaces
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of Dighton
- Website
- dighton-ma.gov
- Coordinates
- 41.79686, -71.12045
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of August 25, 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Steep Brook, Taunton River · NOAA, 4.0 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ236, Narragansett Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Steep Brook, Taunton River station, 4.0 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | High 1:42 am 4.6 ft · Low 7:09 am 0.8 ft · High 2:11 pm 4.8 ft · Low 9:00 pm 0.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 2:44 am 4.7 ft · Low 9:05 am 0.8 ft · High 3:14 pm 4.7 ft · Low 9:48 pm 0.5 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 3:47 am 4.9 ft · Low 10:07 am 0.6 ft · High 4:16 pm 4.6 ft · Low 10:25 pm 0.4 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 4:47 am 5.2 ft · Low 10:54 am 0.4 ft · High 5:13 pm 4.6 ft · Low 10:52 pm 0.3 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 5:40 am 5.4 ft · Low 11:33 am 0.3 ft · High 6:02 pm 4.6 ft · Low 11:16 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 6:27 am 5.6 ft · Low 12:08 pm 0.3 ft · High 6:47 pm 4.6 ft · Low 11:43 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 7:10 am 5.6 ft · Low 12:41 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:30 pm 4.6 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Taunton River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of August 25, 2020 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (12-Foot Reach 2): 9.3 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 12 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 Taunton River
River in Massachusetts. All launches on Taunton River.
Community
Where people who use Taunton River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Broad Cove Carry-in Access · 0.6 mi · Broad Cove
- Dighton Rock State Park · 1.2 mi · Taunton River
- Taunton River Boat Launch · 1.9 mi · Taunton River
- Assonet River Boat Launch · 2.5 mi · Assonet River
- Taunton River Carry-in Access · 2.7 mi · Taunton River
- Lewin Brook Carry-in Access · 5.0 mi · Lewin Brook
Sources
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide public access sites (boat ramps) record osprey-landing-town-boat-ramp-dighton · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (CZM, ArcGIS item 49202cb9bbde4d0ebb914fbf8015646f)
- Massachusetts Coastal Boat Ramps (Division of Marine Fisheries) record taunton-river-dighton-park-avenue · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (EEA and DFG, ArcGIS item f6e06b2f636a455f9037e17aaeaa448a)
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points record osprey-landing-town-boat-ramp-dighton · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (EEA and CZM, ArcGIS item 018d6059fef841ae94a361c3b49f43f9)
- OpenStreetMap n4958526995 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.