Tides / Delaware / Kent County / Bowers
Bowers
Tide station
NOAA station Murderkill River entrance in Kent County, Delaware. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (EDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time. People also look this chart up as Frederica, Magnolia, and Murderkill River entrance. NOAA adjusts this prediction from Lewes.
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Tide station
Predicted rise and fall
This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.
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Five-day fishing snapshot
This is the next five days at Bowers. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.
Thursday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 19% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:11 AM and sunset is 6:23 PM. The tides are a high of 4.6 ft at 12:40 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 6:58 AM, a high of 5.8 ft at 1:01 PM, and a low of 0.9 ft at 7:58 PM. The low at 6:58 AM is 13 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:58 PM is 95 minutes after sunset.
Friday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:12 AM and sunset is 6:22 PM. The tides are a high of 4.4 ft at 1:25 AM, a low of 1.0 ft at 7:43 AM, a high of 5.6 ft at 1:47 PM, and a low of 1.1 ft at 8:50 PM. The low at 7:43 AM is 31 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny, 78°F, wind 10 to 15 mph S.
Saturday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:13 AM and sunset is 6:20 PM. The tides are a high of 4.2 ft at 2:13 AM, a low of 1.2 ft at 8:34 AM, a high of 5.4 ft at 2:37 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 9:44 PM. The low at 8:34 AM is 81 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely then Partly Sunny, 55°F, wind 25 mph N. That forecast is rough water.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:14 AM and sunset is 6:19 PM. The tides are a high of 4.1 ft at 3:07 AM, a low of 1.2 ft at 9:29 AM, a high of 5.3 ft at 3:32 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 10:39 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Sunny, 56°F, wind 5 to 20 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:15 AM and sunset is 6:18 PM. The tides are a high of 4.1 ft at 4:08 AM, a low of 1.2 ft at 10:28 AM, a high of 5.2 ft at 4:32 PM, and a low of 1.1 ft at 11:33 PM. The high at 4:32 PM is 106 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 62°F, wind 5 mph NE.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:42 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:13 AM
- Dawn
- 6:44 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:44 AM to 6:55 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 6:55 AM to 7:47 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:11 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:47 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:47 PM to 6:39 PM
- Sunset
- 6:23 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:39 PM to 6:50 PM
- Dusk
- 6:50 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:21 PM
- Last light
- 7:52 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 12 minutes
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent, about 23% lit
- Moonrise
- 12:20 PM
- Moonset
- 9:15 PM
The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.
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On the water nearby
The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.
Boat ramps
- Scotton Landing Slipway3.9 mi
- Coursey Pond Boat Ramp7.8 mi
Parks
- North Bowers Beach Community Park0.4 mi
- Scotton Landing3.9 mi
- Liberty Park6.1 mi
- Olde Field Playground6.5 mi
- Olde Field Gazeebo6.5 mi
- Hunn Nature Park7.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Ted Harvey Conservation Area - Buckaloo Tract1.2 mi
- Ted Harvey Conservation Area - Morris Tract2.0 mi
- Ted Harvey Conservation Area - Logan Lane Tract2.1 mi
- St. Jones Reserve3.0 mi
- Ted Harvey Conservation Area - Island Farm Tract3.9 mi
- Ted Harvey Conservation Area - Roberts Tract5.7 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Little Creek8.8 mi · Kent County
- Slaughter Beach9.0 mi · Sussex County
- Leipsic14 mi · Kent County
- Woodland Beach19 mi · Kent County
- Lewes24 mi · Sussex County
- Taylors Bridge26 mi · New Castle County
Flood gauge
Measured water, not the tide
This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.
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