Indiana / Eel River /

Bear Grass

Boat ramp · on Eel River · near Roann · Indiana

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
Ramp surface
Concrete
Wheelchair access
Accessible
Managed by
Tri-County Fish & Wildlife Area
Coordinates
40.94792, -85.89073

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Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER, IN, 6.5 mi from this launch on Eel River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 42.0 on Eel River · Indiana DNR river miles

River hazards

Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.

  • Low-head dam, 4.4 mi upstream: Eel River Dam South of Laketon (partial: does not span the whole channel), 3 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
  • Low-head dam, 4.7 mi downstream: Stockdale Dam (In-Channel) (partial: does not span the whole channel), 6 ft. · Indiana DNR 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.

Sources: Indiana DNR river miles, Indiana DNR low-head dams.

On Eel River

River in Indiana. All launches on Eel River.

Community

Where people who use Eel River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.