Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

About Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is a public boat ramp in Essex County, Massachusetts, on Plum Island River. From here SeaStatus scores 12 waters: Eastern Creek, High Sandy Reach, Plum Bush Creek, Black Rock Creek, Merrimack Inlet, Parker River, and 6 more.

The main water here is Plum Island River. 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.

Ramp type

Public

County

Essex County

State

Massachusetts

Location

42.7899, -70.8108

Waters scored

12

Tide station

NOAA 8440452 · Plum Island, Merrimack River Entrance

Wind buoy

NDBC 44074

Cameras on these waters

None linked yet

Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.