Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, FL

Just north of the State Route 804 bridge on the western shore of the lake there are two small-craft facilities where berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, a pump-out facility, water and ice are available. In 2007, the reported approach detph was 10 feet with 8 feet alongside.
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Boynton Inlet, at the south end of Lake Worth, is a small dredged cut through the outside beach, about 100 feet wide. The entrance to the inlet is protected by jetties. In 1983, the reported controlling depth over the bar and to the Intracoastal Waterway was 5 feet. The inlet is crossed by Route A1A highway bridge which has a fixed span with a clearance of 18 feet. An overhead power cable at the bridge has a clearance of 38 feet. Boynton Inlet is dangerous and particularly hazardous to small boats not designed for open seas. Persons using this inlet should be experienced boatmen and have local knowledge. The channel is unmarked.
The waterway enters a cut at Mile 1034.3. East Ocean Avenue/State Route 804 highway bridge crossing the waterway atBoynton Beach, Mile 1035.0, has a bascule span with a clearance of 21 feet. The bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 16 and works channel 13; call sign WHW-773.