Oyster Bay: depth, boat ramps and water quality
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Lee Spears & Son Pay Ramp/spring Creek, 1 lane, concrete.
The estuary
Oyster Bay covers 2,970 acres in Florida, across Wakulla County. It is an estuary: the deepest point measured is at least 15 feet (4.6 m). Our records hold 11 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 15 ft (4.6 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 724 depth contours for this water, drawn from 2,724 soundings.
Water and conditions
Water temperature averages 75°F across the year. The coldest single reading we hold is 49°F and the warmest is 92°F; the warmest monthly average is 86°F. pH averages 7.9. These readings span 2016–2024.
Monthly average water temperature: Jan 58°F · Feb 64°F · Mar 70°F · Apr 74°F · May 79°F · Jun 81°F · Jul 85°F · Aug 86°F · Sep 83°F · Oct 78°F · Nov 63°F · Dec 60°F
1 ramp or launch on this water
On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.
- Lee Spears & Son Pay Ramp/spring Creek — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 15 trailers (soft unpaved), paid, open around the clock, portable restrooms, needs repair. Crawfordville. End of HWY 365, Crawfordville 32327
Our ramp table for this water is not complete: there may be more.
What is hard here
Only 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish. Winter water drops to 58°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do. Summer water sits at 86°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
Where this data comes from
- NOAA Digital Coast — NOAA Digital Coast bathymetric lidar: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- 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.
