Appomatox River Canoe Launch
Appomatox River Canoe Launch is a public boat ramp on the Appomattox River near Petersburg, Virginia.
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
- Car parking
- Large lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Coordinates
- 37.21975, -77.52394
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATOACA, VA gauge · USGS, 2.7 mi away on Appomattox River
Water level
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USGS gauge APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATOACA, VA, 2.7 mi from this launch on Appomattox River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, under 0.1 mi upstream: Brasfield Dam (run-of-river dam), 55 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On Appomattox River
River in Virginia. All launches on Appomattox River.
Community
Where people who use Appomattox River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lake Chesdin Boat Launch · 0.2 mi · Lake Chesdin
- Appomattox Riverside/Ferndale Park · 2.6 mi · Appomattox River
- Patton Park · 5.8 mi · Appomattox River
- Wilcox Lake Carry-in Access · 6.6 mi · Wilcox Lake
- Appamatuck Park · 6.6 mi · Appomattox River
- Pocahontas Island · 7.0 mi · Appomattox River
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -77.5223,37.2196 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
- OpenStreetMap w1038772679 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.