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Whitlock

Whitlock is a public boat ramp on Saginaw Bay near Sebewaing, Michigan.

Aerial view of the small dock on the river bank and the path in from the park, August 2022
Aerial view of the small dock on the river bank and the path in from the park, 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
Coordinates
43.73700, -83.46429

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Detroit District; the one nearest this launch is of May 5, 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 LHZ422, Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Channel survey

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

  • Sebewaing River
    Condition survey of May 5, 2026 by the Detroit District. Least depth in the channel (Sebewaing River): 1.1 ft; project depth 8 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 Saginaw Bay

Bay in Michigan. All launches on Saginaw Bay.

Community

Where people who use Saginaw Bay talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

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