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Dismal Swamp Canal
Canal in Virginia · near Chesapeake
Dismal Swamp Canal has 1 boat ramp and 2 carry-in launches listed as public.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys of September 15, 2017. Not for navigation.
Channel surveys
- Dismal Swamp Canal
Condition survey of September 15, 2017 by the Norfolk District. Soundings on the sheet from 0.4 to 16.1 ft; the Corps maintains a 6 ft channel here. 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
- Ballahack Boat Ramp · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Chesapeake
- Dismal Swamp Canal Trail South · Boat ramp · near Chesapeake · free
- Rest Stop Boat Ramp · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Chesapeake · free
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle Dismal Swamp Canal talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.
Wikidata: Q2936090