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Alsip Boat Launch

Boat ramp · on Cal-Sag Channel · near Crestwood · Illinois

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 1990) reported in Cal-Sag Channel 1.7 km from 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
Coordinates
41.66549, -87.75598

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Chicago District; the one nearest this launch is of October 6, 2025). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • IL Waterway Cal Sag Channel
    Condition survey of October 6, 2025 by the Chicago District. Soundings on the sheet from 5.8 to 24.1 ft; 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 Cal-Sag Channel

Canal in Illinois. All launches on Cal-Sag Channel.

Community

Where people who use Cal-Sag Channel talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: villageofalsip.org: Howes Landing located off 127th St and Laramie opens for the season April 1st and runs through October 31st.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.