Illinois / Mississippi River /
Albany Municipal Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Albany · Illinois
Zebra mussels (latest report 2012) reported in the water at this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · 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
- Boat ramp
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Managed by
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge
- Coordinates
- 41.79102, -90.22072
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of November 4, 2023). Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- Horsepower limit: none · all of Mississippi River rule
From the boating rules map of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, water temperature at the MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DAM 13 NEAR FULTON, IL gauge · USGS, 7.9 mi away on Mississippi River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DAM 13 NEAR FULTON, IL, 7.9 mi from this launch on Mississippi River: water level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 513.6 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 8.9 mi upstream: Mississippi River Lock & Dam No. 13 (large impoundment), 44 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Upper Mississippi River Pool 14 · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of November 4, 2023 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet from 3.7 to 25.7 ft below the pool's low control level; the Corps maintains a 9 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 Mississippi River
River in Illinois. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- 5th Avenue Ramp · 1.6 mi · Mississippi River
- 6th Avenue Ramp · 1.6 mi · Mississippi River
- 8th Avenue Ramp · 1.8 mi · Mississippi River
- 5th Street Boat Launch · 2.7 mi
- Camanche Municipal Ramp · 2.8 mi · Mississippi River
- 15th Avenue Ramp · 3.2 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 0a920f27-4cc2-42c6-bd10-0d614e25e9ce · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- OpenStreetMap w1530523640 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n9659692537 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.