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Atchafalaya River Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Atchafalaya River · near Simmesport · Louisiana
Zebra mussels (latest report 1995) reported in Atchafalaya River 2.7 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
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Asphalt
- Coordinates
- 30.96840, -91.80735
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Atchafalaya River at Simmesport, LA gauge · USGS, 1.1 mi away on Atchafalaya River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Atchafalaya River at Simmesport, LA, 1.1 mi from this launch on Atchafalaya River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 5.7 on Atchafalaya 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.
On Atchafalaya River
River in Louisiana. All launches on Atchafalaya River.
Community
Where people who use Atchafalaya River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Yellow Bayou Boat Launch · 2.5 mi · Yellow Bayou
- Old River Lock Kellers Lake Boat Ramp · 7.1 mi · Kellers Lake
- Old River Lock Channel Boat Ramp · 8.2 mi · Lower Old River
- Old River Lock Mud Hole Boat Ramp · 8.7 mi · Lower Old River
- Moreau Lake Boat Launch · 9.9 mi · Moreau Lake
- Carr's Point Launch · 9.9 mi · Upper Old River
Sources
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches record -91.80735,30.96840 · Public data (LDWF), no terms stated; credit the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Why it is listed as public: listed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.