Levy Bay: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Levy Bay Boat Ramp, 2 lanes, concrete.
The estuary
Levy Bay covers 341 acres in Florida, across Wakulla County. It is an estuary: the deepest point measured is at least 7 feet (2.1 m). Our records hold 11 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 7 ft (2.1 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper.
2 ramps and launches on this water
On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps.
- Levy Bay Boat Ramp — 2 lanes, concrete, parking for 4 trailers (paved), paid, open around the clock. Panacea, Wakulla County. South end Levy Bay Road, Panacea 32346 · website mywakulla.com/departments/parks/boat_ramps/index.php
- Bottoms Road Boat Ramp — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 4 trailers (firm unpaved), paid, open around the clock, needs repair. Panacea, Wakulla County. ~369 Bottoms Road, Panacea 32346 · website mywakulla.com/departments/parks/boat_ramps/index.php
Our ramp table for this water is not complete: there may be more.
Water and conditions
Our water temperature readings average 76°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 61°F and the warmest is 88°F; the warmest monthly average is 87°F. pH averages 7.9. These readings span 2016–2017. The latest reading is from 2017, more than three years ago: read these numbers as history, not as the water today.
What is hard here
Only 2 public ramps are on file, so the launch decides where you fish. Summer water sits at 87°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
Where this data comes from
- NOAA BlueTopo: 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 ENC — NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts: soundings: class A, a survey of the bottom.
