Ohio / Ohio River /
Apple Grove Wildlife Area
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Letart · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2010) reported in Ohio River 550 m 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
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Managed by
- ODNR Division of Wildlife - District 4
- Website
- wildlife.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.88612, -81.86814
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of August 27, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 231.4 on Ohio River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Racine Pool Ohio River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of August 27, 2024 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet down to 50.3 ft, with bars at or above it; 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 Ohio River
River in Ohio. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Mill Creek - Junction 62/33 · 1.6 mi · Mill Creek
- Mill Creek - Jackson County Fairgrounds · 3.2 mi · Mill Creek
- Old Town Creek Access · 5.2 mi · Ohio River
- Racine Village Ramp · 6.4 mi · Ohio River
- Ohio River - Ravenswood · 7.0 mi · Ohio River
- Rollins Lake Carry Down · 7.1 mi · Mill Creek
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 530007 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.