South Harbor Launch Ramp
Boat ramp · on Wrangell Narrows · near Petersburg · 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
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Parking lots available for both vehicle and trailers.
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Season
- Year-round
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- ci.petersburg.ak.us
- Coordinates
- 56.80804, -132.96680
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Alaska District; the one nearest this launch is of May 30, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Petersburg · NOAA, 0.6 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PKZ034, Frederick Sound. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Petersburg station, 0.6 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 2:18 am 3.7 ft · High 9:11 am 11.3 ft · Low 2:54 pm 7.0 ft · High 8:28 pm 11.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 3:33 am 3.4 ft · High 10:11 am 12.3 ft · Low 4:10 pm 5.8 ft · High 9:47 pm 12.5 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 4:28 am 2.8 ft · High 10:53 am 13.5 ft · Low 5:02 pm 4.2 ft · High 10:46 pm 13.4 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 5:11 am 2.2 ft · High 11:27 am 14.8 ft · Low 5:43 pm 2.5 ft · High 11:34 pm 14.4 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 5:48 am 1.6 ft · High 11:59 am 16.1 ft · Low 6:21 pm 0.8 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 12:19 am 15.3 ft · Low 6:24 am 1.3 ft · High 12:30 pm 17.3 ft · Low 6:58 pm -0.7 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 1:01 am 16.0 ft · Low 6:59 am 1.2 ft · High 1:03 pm 18.3 ft · Low 7:36 pm -2.0 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Petersburg Harbor · 0.3 mi from this launch
Condition survey of May 30, 2022 by the Alaska District. Least depth in the anchorage (Approach to Wharves): 17.5 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 24 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 Wrangell Narrows
River in Alaska. All launches on Wrangell Narrows.
Community
Where people who use Wrangell Narrows talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Papkes Landing Launch · 9.1 mi · Wrangell Narrows
- Banana Point Boat Launch · 21.3 mi · Sumner Strait
- Woodpecker Boat Launch · 21.9 mi · Woodpecker Cove
Sources
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fishing Launch Ramps record ec731a69-c348-4e7d-97a5-eb6b73b78619 · ADF&G terms: cite ADF&G as the source, describe modifications, no implied ADF&G approval (ArcGIS item ba8a66bc4ab3423499ff80053e2e9a51)
- OpenStreetMap n1286827459 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w891241649 © 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.