Buzzards Bay
Bay in Massachusetts · 147,913 acres · near Bourne, Cataumet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven
Buzzards Bay has 11 boat ramps listed as public.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys of November 26, 2024 to September 23, 2026. Not for navigation.
Channel surveys
- Buttermilk Bay Channel
Condition survey of September 23, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (6-Foot Channel): 2.5 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 6 ft. Survey sheet (PDF) - Wareham Harbor
Before-dredging survey of June 17, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (9-Foot Cromeset Neck Reach): 8.5 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 9 ft. Survey sheet (PDF) - Cape Cod Canal Onset Bay
Condition survey of November 26, 2024 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (15-Foot Onset Bay Turning Basin): 10.9 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.
Launches
- Electric Avenue Beach and Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Bourne
- Gooseberry Neck Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Westport
- Hen Cove Beach · Boat ramp · near Bourne
- Hoppy's Landing Boat Launch · Boat ramp · near Fairhaven
- Mattapoisett H. Short Wharf · Boat ramp · near Mattapoisett
- Monks Park Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Bourne
- Onset Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Wareham
- Rogers St Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Dartmouth Residents/permit only
- Shore Ave Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Wareham
- Swifts Beach · Boat ramp · near Wareham
- Taylor Point Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Bourne Residents/permit only
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle Buzzards Bay talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.