Massachusetts /

Massachusetts Bay

Bay in Massachusetts · 518,317 acres · near Beverly, Gloucester, Hull, Lynn

Massachusetts Bay has 9 boat ramps and 1 carry-in launch listed as public.

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys of February 5, 2025 to March 27, 2025. Not for navigation.

Channel surveys

  • Lynn Harbor
    Condition survey of March 27, 2025 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (22-Foot Turning Basin): 9 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 22 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
  • Beverly Harbor
    Condition survey of February 5, 2025 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (24-Foot Inner Reach): 4.3 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 24 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

Community

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