Virginia / Swift Creek /
White Bank Park
Boat ramp · on Swift Creek · near Colonial Heights · Virginia
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
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Coordinates
- 37.28442, -77.37797
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Puddledock, Appomattox River · NOAA, 1.2 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Puddledock, Appomattox River station, 1.2 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Sun Oct 18 | Low 4:23 am 0.7 ft · High 9:54 am 2.6 ft · Low 4:35 pm 0.8 ft · High 10:25 pm 3.1 ft |
|---|---|
| Mon Oct 19 | Low 5:17 am 0.7 ft · High 10:57 am 2.7 ft · Low 5:34 pm 0.8 ft · High 11:21 pm 3.1 ft |
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 6:10 am 0.7 ft · High 11:52 am 2.8 ft · Low 6:31 pm 0.7 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 12:13 am 3.0 ft · Low 7:00 am 0.6 ft · High 12:45 pm 3.0 ft · Low 7:27 pm 0.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 1:07 am 2.9 ft · Low 7:49 am 0.5 ft · High 1:40 pm 3.2 ft · Low 8:20 pm 0.4 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 2:02 am 2.9 ft · Low 8:34 am 0.4 ft · High 2:31 pm 3.4 ft · Low 9:09 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 2:54 am 2.9 ft · Low 9:17 am 0.3 ft · High 3:17 pm 3.7 ft · Low 9:56 pm 0.2 ft |
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 3.8 mi upstream: Swift Creek Mill Dam, 10 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Dam, 4.9 mi upstream: Lakeview Dam (run-of-river dam), 38.6 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On Swift Creek
River in Virginia. All launches on Swift Creek.
Community
Where people who use Swift Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Hopewell City Marina Boat Launch · 4.7 mi · Appomattox River
- Wilcox Lake Carry-in Access · 5.9 mi · Wilcox Lake
- Dutch Gap · 6.7 mi · James River
- Osborne · 8.1 mi · James River
- James River Carry-in Access near Hopewell · 8.5 mi · James River
- Lake Chesdin Boat Launch · 9.4 mi · Lake Chesdin
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {20D32D40-9827-4586-AD8C-BE39E8BD6831} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- OpenStreetMap n5868932550 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.