Massachusetts /

Dorchester Bay

Bay in Massachusetts · 2,684 acres · near Boston

Dorchester Bay at sunset
Dorchester Bay at sunset Photo: Sswonk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
  • Aerial view of Dorchester Bay, July 2023

Dorchester Bay is a 2,684-acre bay near Boston in Massachusetts, with 1 public boat ramp listed here.

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys of May 26, 2026. Not for navigation.

Channel surveys

  • Dorchester Bay and Neponset River
    Condition survey of May 26, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (18-Foot Channel Savin Hill Reach): 13.1 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 18 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.

Boat launches on Dorchester Bay

Community

Where people who fish, boat and paddle Dorchester Bay talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.