Swedetown Creek Boat Launch

Swedetown Creek Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on Swedetown Creek near Hancock, Michigan, run by the city.

5 parking spaces

Aerial view of the gravel pull-off and landing at the lake shore beside the highway, August 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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: 5 spaces
Restrooms: No
Managed by: City
Website: mcgi.state.mi.us
Coordinates: 47.13913, -88.62245

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Detroit District; the one nearest this launch is of July 16, 2025). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone LSZ242, Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

Keweenaw Waterway · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of July 16, 2025 by the Detroit District. Soundings on the sheet from 12.2 to 45.3 ft below Low Water Datum (IGLD 1985); the Corps maintains a 25 ft channel here. 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 Swedetown Creek

Stream in Michigan. All launches on Swedetown Creek.

Nearby launches

Hancock Municipal Park · 0.4 mi · Keweenaw Waterway River
Houghton Downtown · 2.5 mi · Keweenaw Waterway River
Houghton-Hancock Marina · 2.6 mi · Portage Canal
Lily Pond Ramp · 4.8 mi · Keweenaw Waterway River
Boston Pond Boat Launch · 5.2 mi · Boston Lake
Mucky Bottom · 5.3 mi · Keweenaw Waterway River

Sources

Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) record A-31-011 · Public record of the State of Michigan; no restrictions on use stated
Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -88.62111,47.13851 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction

Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) and Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.