Public ramp · Essex County · Massachusetts
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Small Craft Advisory in effect.
Buoy 44074 · 0.5 mi away
Updated 2 min ago
Water you can reach from this ramp
Best first. 14 waters, scored separately.
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Black Rock Creek (Salisbury Beach State Reservation) is a public boat ramp in Essex County, Massachusetts, on Merrimack River. From here SeaStatus scores 14 waters: Blackwater River, Blackwater River, Plum Bush Creek, Town Creek, Merrimack River (Segment 4 of 6), Merrimack River (Segment 5 of 6), and 8 more.
The main water here is Black Rock Creek. Rivers are scored mostly on wind and current. Wave height is not part of the score, because a river has no real sea state; visibility and comfort make up the rest. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 44074, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 8440452, Plum Island, Merrimack River Entrance, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 0.5 mi from this ramp.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
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Sources · NOAA Tide Station 8440452 · NDBC Buoy 44074