Welcome to New Port Richey, FL

New Port Richey is a city in Pasco County, FL. It is near Orange Lake and the Pithlachascotee River runs through its downtown before reaching the Gulf of Mexico. Popular destinations include Sims Park and Orange Lake Park, Cotee River Park, and various other parks.

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Marinas below the first highway bridge have gasoline, diesel fuel, pump-out, ice, boat storage, limited marine supplies and lifts to 22 tons; hull, engine and electronic repairs are available.
There is a small public wharf and launching ramp at New Port Richey.
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Click the “Map View” button above to see a chart of this harbor.
The Pithlachascotee River, locally known as the Cotee River, empties into the Gulf 7 miles N of Anclote River. The river has an extensive shoal area off the mouth and numerous oyster reefs just inside. A dredged channel, marked by lights and daybeacons, leads from the Gulf to a turning basin just below the first bridge at Port Richey, about 1.2 miles above the mouth. In 2009, the controlling depth was 3.8 feet (4.9 feet at midchannel) to the basin with 5.7 feet in the basin. Depths of about 4 feet can be carried across the shoals to the channel entrance. Depths of 2 feet and greater can be carried to New Port Richey with local knowledge.
Four bridges cross the Pithlachascotee River. The first bridge, U.S. Route 19 highway bridge about 1.2 miles above the mouth, has a 48-foot fixed span with a clearance of 12 feet. An overhead power cable with a clearance of 69 feet is close W of the bridge. An overhead power cable about 2 miles above the mouth has an estimated clearance of 40 feet. The second bridge, a highway bridge about 2.7 miles above the mouth, has a 32-foot fixed span with a clearance of 10 feet. The third bridge, State Route 595 highway bridge about 3.6 miles above the mouth, has a 27-foot fixed span with a clearance of 6 feet; overhead power and telephone cables 0.25 mile E of the bridge have a clearance of 38 feet. A fixed highway bridge with reported clearances of 10 feet vertical and 27 feet horizontal is about 0.25 mile above the third bridge.
Port Richey is a resort town at the entrance to the river.
New Port Richey is a town about 2.5 miles above the mouth of Pithlachascotee River. The municipal water tank at the town is prominent from offshore.

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