Alabama / Black Warrior River /
Backbone Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Black Warrior River · near Demopolis · Alabama
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked September 11, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 32.56794, -87.81041
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the BLACK WARRIOR RIVER BELOW SELDEN DAM NR EUTAW, AL gauge · USGS, 14.6 mi away on Black Warrior River
Water level
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USGS gauge BLACK WARRIOR RIVER BELOW SELDEN DAM NR EUTAW, AL, 14.6 mi from this launch on Black Warrior River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 225.0 on Black Warrior River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
On Black Warrior River
River in Alabama. All launches on Black Warrior River.
Community
Where people who use Black Warrior River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Arcola Boat Ramp · 1.9 mi · Yellow Creek
- Runaway 2 Boat Ramp · 2.2 mi · Black Warrior River
- Demopolis City Landing · 3.4 mi · Tombigbee River
- Lock 5 West Boat Ramp · 3.9 mi · Black Warrior River
- Damsite (Belmont) Boat Ramp · 4.0 mi · Tombigbee River
- Lock 5 East Boat Ramp · 4.0 mi · Black Warrior River
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 848-157619-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.