Hogtown Bayou: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Charles E Cessna Landing Public Boat Ramp, 2 lanes, concrete.
The estuary
Hogtown Bayou covers 1,647 acres in Florida, across Walton County. It is an estuary: the deepest point measured is 13.8 feet (4.2 m). Our records hold 17 species for this water.
Depth: down to 13.8 ft at the deepest measured point
Deepest measured point: 13.8 ft (4.2 m). We hold 86 depth contours for this water, drawn from 1,782 soundings.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 2.2–4 feet on our readings, averaging 3.1 feet, from 423 readings. Water temperature averages 76°F across the year. The coldest single reading we hold is 44°F and the warmest is 95°F; the warmest monthly average is 89°F. pH averages 7.7. These readings span 2016–2025.
Monthly average water temperature: Jan 59°F · Feb 61°F · Mar 67°F · Apr 72°F · May 80°F · Jun 86°F · Jul 89°F · Aug 89°F · Sep 86°F · Oct 79°F · Nov 67°F · Dec 61°F
2 ramps and launches on this water
On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps and 1 fishing pier.
- Charles E Cessna Landing Public Boat Ramp — 2 lanes, concrete, parking for 13 trailers (paved), open around the clock, flush restrooms, dock, lit for night fishing, restrooms, wheelchair access. Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County. County Road 393 North, Santa Rosa Beach 32459 · website co.walton.fl.us/817/Parks
- North County Highway 393 Boat Launch — 1 lane, concrete, open around the clock, needs repair. Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County. County Highway 393 North, Santa Rosa Beach 32459 · website co.walton.fl.us/817/Parks
Fishing piers
- Charles E Cessna Landing — no fee, daylight hours. Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County. CR 393 N, Santa Rosa Beach 32459
Fee and opening hours are blank for all 3 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
Only 2 public ramps are on file, so the launch decides where you fish. Winter water drops to 59°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. Summer water sits at 89°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: soundings: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- NOAA ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
