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Town of Montville Boat Launch

Boat ramp · on Thames River · near Montville · Connecticut

Gold Star Bridge at Sunset
Thames River, the water this launch is on. Gold Star Bridge at Sunset Photo: Iracaz at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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
Restrooms
No
Tidal
Yes
Wheelchair access
No
Managed by
Town of Montville
Website
townofmontville.org
Coordinates
41.43239, -72.09826

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of September 23, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ332, Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Yale boathouse station, 0.3 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 High 5:06 am 2.5 ft · Low 11:06 am 1.1 ft · High 5:24 pm 2.8 ft · Low 11:44 pm 0.8 ft
Tue Oct 20 High 6:02 am 2.6 ft · Low 12:00 pm 1.0 ft · High 6:16 pm 2.8 ft
Wed Oct 21 Low 12:28 am 0.7 ft · High 6:49 am 2.8 ft · Low 12:51 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:01 pm 2.9 ft
Thu Oct 22 Low 1:10 am 0.6 ft · High 7:30 am 3.0 ft · Low 1:39 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:42 pm 2.9 ft
Fri Oct 23 Low 1:50 am 0.5 ft · High 8:08 am 3.2 ft · Low 2:27 pm 0.4 ft · High 8:21 pm 2.9 ft
Sat Oct 24 Low 2:30 am 0.4 ft · High 8:45 am 3.5 ft · Low 3:14 pm 0.2 ft · High 9:01 pm 2.9 ft
Sun Oct 25 Low 3:11 am 0.3 ft · High 9:22 am 3.7 ft · Low 4:00 pm 0.0 ft · High 9:42 pm 2.9 ft

Channel survey

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

  • Thames River · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of September 23, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (25-Foot Channel Barrtlett Point Reach): 17.3 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 25 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 Thames River

The Thames River is a short river and tidal estuary in eastern Connecticut. It flows south for 15 miles from the junction of the Yantic and Shetucket rivers at Norwich to New London and Groton, which sit on either side of its mouth at Long Island Sound. The river is between about 377 and 4,348 feet wide. Its watershed includes the 80-mile Quinebaug River, which rises in southern Massachusetts and joins the Shetucket about four miles northeast of Norwich. The river was first known as the Pequot River. It was renamed Thames after the river in London, England, once the town was officially named New London in 1658. More about Thames River.

Boating rules on Thames River

  • 6 mph limit within 200 feet of any dock, pier or wharf on the Thames River source
  • Boats under power may not operate within 200 feet of a bathing beach, bathing area, bathing raft or float in New London source
  • Dead slow speed allowed through the entrance to Alewife Cove and to moorings in New London; no boats within 350 feet of a bathing beach source

Community

Where people who use Thames River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Connecticut DEEP Coastal Access Sites (boat launches and car-top access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.