Public ramp · Alcona County · Michigan
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Ridge Road is a public boat ramp in Alcona County, Michigan, on Back River. From here SeaStatus scores 4 waters: Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI, Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI 5NM off shore to US/Canadian border (Area 4 of 5) and Lake Huron from Presque Isle Lt. to Sturgeon Point MI 5NM off shore to US/Canadian border (Area 4 of 4).
The main water here is Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Nearshore water is scored mostly on wind and wave height, with wave steepness and the tidal current counting too. A current running against the wind is treated as worse than either one alone. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 45162, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 9075065. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 16.4 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 9075065 · NDBC Buoy 45162