New York / Hudson River /
111th Street Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Hudson River · near Cohoes · New York
NYS DEC records zebra mussels (latest 2019), Asian clams (latest 2022), brittle naiad (latest 2020), curly-leaf pondweed (latest 2019), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2020), round gobies (latest 2025) and water chestnut (latest 2025) in the water at this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
NYS DEC · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Coordinates
- 42.77028, -73.68056
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New York District; the one nearest this launch is of February 7, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the HUDSON RIVER AT GREEN ISLAND NY gauge · USGS, 1.3 mi away on Hudson River
Water level
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USGS gauge HUDSON RIVER AT GREEN ISLAND NY, 1.3 mi from this launch on Hudson River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Albany
Condition survey of February 7, 2024 by the New York District. Soundings on the sheet down to 72.4 ft, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 14 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Hudson River
River in New York. All launches on Hudson River.
Community
Where people who use Hudson River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- 123rd Street Boat Launch · 1.1 mi · Hudson River
- Battery Park in Waterford Canal Harbor · 1.1 mi · Mohawk River
- Peebles Island State Park · 1.1 mi · Hudson River
- Schaghticoke Launch · 2.1 mi · Hudson River
- Hudson Shores Park · 2.9 mi · Hudson River
- Erie Canal Boat Launch near Halfmoon · 3.1 mi · Erie Canal
Sources
- Hudson River Valley Greenway Water Trail Designated Sites (Open NY) record 111th-street-launch-city-of-troy-156-9 · Open NY Terms of Use (no attribution required, no restrictions on re-use); credit Hudson River Valley Greenway
Why it is listed as public: listed by Hudson River Valley Greenway Water Trail Designated Sites (Open NY). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.