New York / Cattaraugus Creek /
Sunset Bay State Marine Park Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Cattaraugus Creek · near Sunset Bay · New York
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
- Car parking
- 50
- Managed by
- New York State Parks
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 42.56778, -79.13508
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of April 24, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA NY gauge · USGS, 12.5 mi away on Cattaraugus Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA NY, 12.5 mi from this launch on Cattaraugus Creek: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Cattaraugus Creek Harbor
Condition survey of April 24, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 0.9 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 3.5 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 Cattaraugus Creek
River in New York. All launches on Cattaraugus Creek.
Community
Where people who use Cattaraugus Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Hanover Boat Launch · 0.4 mi · Cattaraugus Creek
- Lake Erie Boat Launch near Highland-on-the-Lake · 9.7 mi · Lake Erie
- Lake Erie Boat Launch near Dunkirk · 11.6 mi · Lake Erie
- Cassadaga Lakes Boat Launch · 18.0 mi · Middle Cassadaga Lake
- Cattaraugus Creek Carry-in Access · 18.2 mi · Cattaraugus Creek
- Bear Lake Boat Launch · 19.6 mi · Bear Lake
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -79.13533,42.56711 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- New York State Parks Boat Launch Sites (OPRHP) record sunset-bay-state-marine-park-chautauqua · Open Data NY, license unspecified; credit OPRHP
- OpenStreetMap n1401751510 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites and New York State Parks Boat Launch Sites (OPRHP). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.