Boggy Bayou: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 4 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Lincoln Park, 2 lanes, concrete.
The estuary
Boggy Bayou covers 1,031 acres in Florida, across Okaloosa County. It is an estuary: the deepest point measured is 24.3 feet (7.4 m). Our records hold 17 species for this water.
Depth: down to 24.3 ft at the deepest measured point
Deepest measured point: 24.3 ft (7.4 m). We hold 5 depth contours for this water, drawn from 2,038 soundings.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 3.3–12 feet on our readings, averaging 7.4 feet, from 573 readings. Water temperature averages 72°F across the year. The coldest single reading we hold is 49°F and the warmest is 93°F; the warmest monthly average is 84°F. pH averages 7.3. These readings span 2016–2025.
Monthly average water temperature: Jan 60°F · Feb 63°F · Mar 67°F · Apr 73°F · May 77°F · Jun 83°F · Jul 82°F · Aug 84°F · Sep 79°F · Oct 75°F · Nov 62°F · Dec 59°F
4 ramps and launches on this water
On this water we hold 4 trailer ramps and 3 fishing piers.
- Lincoln Park — 2 lanes, concrete, parking for 10 trailers (paved), open around the clock, flush restrooms, dock, lit for night fishing, restrooms. Valparaiso, City of Valparaiso. North Bayshore Drive & East Washington Avenue, Valparaiso 32580
- Niceville Lions Park — 2 lanes, concrete, parking for 9 trailers (paved), open around the clock, flush restrooms, lit for night fishing, restrooms, wheelchair access. Niceville, City of Niceville. ~ 950 Bayshore Drive, Niceville 32578
- Twin Cities Park — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 6 trailers (paved), open around the clock, flush restrooms, dock, lit for night fishing, wheelchair access. Valparaiso, City of Valparaiso. off N John Sims Pkwy, Valparaiso 32580
- Valparaiso Florida Park — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 2 trailers (paved), open around the clock, flush restrooms, dock, restrooms. Valparaiso, City of Valparaiso. Florida Avenue and Bayshore Drive, Valparaiso 32580
Fishing piers
- Florida Park — no fee, daylight hours. Valparaiso, City of Valparaiso. 221 Bayshore Dr, Valparaiso 32580
- Kiwanis Park — no fee, daylight hours. Niceville, City of Niceville. John Sims Pkwy, Niceville 32578
- T-Pier — no fee, open around the clock. Valparaiso, City of Valparaiso. 1150 N Bayshore Dr, Valparaiso 32580
Fee and opening hours are blank for all 7 places in this list: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.
What is hard here
Clarity swings from 3.3 to 12 feet between our readings — the water you meet is not the water someone photographed. Winter water drops to 59°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. Summer water sits at 84°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
Where this data comes from
- NOAA NOS Hydro — NOAA NOS hydrographic survey archive: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA National Bathymetric Source (S-102 ed3.0.0) — NOAA S-102 bathymetric surfaces: contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA BlueTopo: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: soundings: class A, a survey of the bottom.
