Appomattox Riverside/Ferndale Park
Appomattox Riverside/Ferndale Park is a public boat ramp on the Appomattox River near Matoaca, 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
- Medium lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Coordinates
- 37.22454, -77.47695
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATOACA, VA gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Appomattox River
Water level
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USGS gauge APPOMATTOX RIVER AT MATOACA, VA, 0.1 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, 2.9 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
- Appomatox River Canoe Launch · 2.6 mi · Appomattox River
- Lake Chesdin Boat Launch · 2.9 mi · Lake Chesdin
- Patton Park · 3.2 mi · Appomattox River
- Appamatuck Park · 4.0 mi · Appomattox River
- Wilcox Lake Carry-in Access · 4.2 mi · Wilcox Lake
- Pocahontas Island · 4.3 mi · Appomattox River
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -77.4769,37.2245 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
- Chesapeake Bay Program Public Access Sites (watershed-wide inventory) record appomattox-regional-park-dinwiddie-virginia-appomattox-river · Chesapeake Bay Program: partner-authored data in the public domain (terms of use); accuracy disclaimer only
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) and Chesapeake Bay Program Public Access Sites (watershed-wide inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.