Lower Town Dock
Lower Town Dock is a free public boat ramp on Southwest Harbor near Southwest Harbor, Maine.
- Free
- Dock
- Restrooms
- Accessible
- 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
- Fee
- Free
- Docks
- 1
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- yes
- Coordinates
- 44.27557, -68.31320
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of December 3, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Southwest Harbor · NOAA, 0.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ052, Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Southwest Harbor station, 0.1 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 4:14 am 9.7 ft · Low 9:55 am 1.2 ft · High 4:35 pm 10.5 ft · Low 10:38 pm 0.3 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 5:22 am 9.8 ft · Low 11:06 am 1.1 ft · High 5:45 pm 10.4 ft · Low 11:42 pm 0.3 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 6:25 am 10.1 ft · Low 12:12 pm 0.8 ft · High 6:50 pm 10.4 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 12:41 am 0.3 ft · High 7:23 am 10.5 ft · Low 1:12 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:49 pm 10.4 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 1:34 am 0.3 ft · High 8:14 am 10.9 ft · Low 2:05 pm 0.0 ft · High 8:41 pm 10.5 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 2:22 am 0.3 ft · High 9:00 am 11.2 ft · Low 2:54 pm -0.3 ft · High 9:29 pm 10.5 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 3:07 am 0.4 ft · High 9:42 am 11.3 ft · Low 3:38 pm -0.4 ft · High 10:13 pm 10.3 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Southwest Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of December 3, 2024 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (10-Foot Anchorage): 3.7 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 10 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 Southwest Harbor
Bay in Maine. All launches on Southwest Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Southwest Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Manset Town Landing · 0.4 mi · Southwest Harbor
- Northeast Harbor Marina · 1.9 mi · Northeast Harbor
- Great Cranberry Town Dock and Landing · 2.4 mi · Spurling Cove
- Long Pond - South End · 2.5 mi · Long Pond
- Ann's Point Access · 2.7 mi · Bass Harbor
- Tremont Boat Launch and Town Pier · 3.1 mi · Bass Harbor
Sources
- Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program) record 1833 · Public data (Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine Coastal Program), no license stated
- OpenStreetMap n8349430232 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.