Water Street Public Dock and Launch
Boat ramp · on Mystic River · near Groton · Connecticut
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
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of Groton
- Website
- groton-ct.gov
- Coordinates
- 41.35066, -71.97186
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of November 6, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at WEST MYSTIC, MYSTIC RIVER · 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 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 WEST MYSTIC, MYSTIC RIVER 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 | High 4:24 am 2.2 ft · Low 10:43 am 0.9 ft · High 4:57 pm 2.4 ft · Low 11:15 pm 0.8 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 5:22 am 2.3 ft · Low 11:37 am 0.8 ft · High 5:49 pm 2.4 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 12:03 am 0.6 ft · High 6:13 am 2.4 ft · Low 12:28 pm 0.6 ft · High 6:36 pm 2.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 12:49 am 0.5 ft · High 6:57 am 2.6 ft · Low 1:17 pm 0.4 ft · High 7:18 pm 2.7 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 1:33 am 0.4 ft · High 7:37 am 2.8 ft · Low 2:04 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:59 pm 2.8 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 2:14 am 0.3 ft · High 8:14 am 3.0 ft · Low 2:50 pm 0.0 ft · High 8:38 pm 2.8 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 2:55 am 0.2 ft · High 8:51 am 3.2 ft · Low 3:36 pm -0.1 ft · High 9:18 pm 2.8 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Mystic River
Condition survey of November 6, 2024 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (15-Foot Murphy Point Reach): 13.6 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 15 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 Mystic River
River in Connecticut. All launches on Mystic River.
Community
Where people who use Mystic River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Steamboat Wharf · 0.2 mi · Mystic River
- Mystic River Dinghy Dock and Viewing Area · 0.5 mi · Mystic River
- Isham Street Boat Launch · 0.6 mi · Mystic River
- Park Place Water Access · 0.7 mi · Mystic River
- Mystic River Boat Launch · 1.7 mi · Mystic River
- Spicer Memorial Park · 1.8 mi · Bebee Cove
Sources
- Connecticut DEEP Coastal Access Sites (boat launches and car-top access) record 486 · No access or use limitations (layer metadata, ArcGIS item d8eb7731d7d84a149917809241f970ec)
- OpenStreetMap n12698044430 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.