Ship Creek boat launch
Boat ramp · on Knik Arm · near Anchorage · Alaska
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
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- adfg.alaska.gov
- Coordinates
- 61.22505, -149.90557
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Alaska District; the one nearest this launch is of October 1, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at ANCHORAGE, Knik Arm · NOAA, 1.0 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PKZ740, Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's ANCHORAGE, Knik Arm station, 1.0 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 12:56 am 21.8 ft · Low 8:01 am 5.4 ft · High 2:37 pm 24.3 ft · Low 9:20 pm 11.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 2:51 am 22.1 ft · Low 9:16 am 5.9 ft · High 3:53 pm 25.3 ft · Low 10:30 pm 8.6 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:01 am 23.8 ft · Low 10:47 am 5.0 ft · High 4:50 pm 26.9 ft · Low 11:20 pm 5.7 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 4:58 am 25.9 ft · Low 11:44 am 3.7 ft · High 5:35 pm 28.4 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 12:07 am 3.2 ft · High 5:47 am 27.8 ft · Low 12:31 pm 2.9 ft · High 6:14 pm 29.7 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:53 am 1.1 ft · High 6:32 am 29.1 ft · Low 1:12 pm 2.7 ft · High 6:48 pm 30.8 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 1:38 am -0.4 ft · High 7:15 am 30.0 ft · Low 1:51 pm 2.9 ft · High 7:18 pm 31.7 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Anchorage Harbor · 0.4 mi from this launch
Condition survey of October 1, 2026 by the Alaska District. Least depth in the anchorage (Petroleum and Cement Terminal (Section 408)): 30.9 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 35 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 Knik Arm
Bay in Alaska. All launches on Knik Arm.
Community
Where people who use Knik Arm talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Delong Lake Launch · 4.5 mi · Delong Lake
- Sand Lake Public Access · 5.7 mi · Sand Lake
- Gwen Lake · 9.0 mi · Gwenn Lake
- Lower Fire Lake Boat Launch · 14.5 mi · Lower Fire Lake
- Little Susitna Public Use Facility · 17.1 mi · Little Susitna River
- Big Lake Boat Launch · 21.3 mi · Big Lake
Sources
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fishing Launch Ramps record d314a818-ffef-474a-85a2-a9b455b13836 · ADF&G terms: cite ADF&G as the source, describe modifications, no implied ADF&G approval (ArcGIS item ba8a66bc4ab3423499ff80053e2e9a51)
- OpenStreetMap w331777905 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w331777903 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fishing Launch Ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.