Big Muddy River Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Big Muddy River · near Murphysboro · Illinois
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 37.67412, -89.41175
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the BIG MUDDY RIVER AT RTE 127 AT MURPHYSBORO, IL gauge · USGS, 7.4 mi away on Big Muddy River
Water level
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USGS gauge BIG MUDDY RIVER AT RTE 127 AT MURPHYSBORO, IL, 7.4 mi from this launch on Big Muddy River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Big Muddy River
River in Illinois. All launches on Big Muddy River.
Community
Where people who use Big Muddy River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Cedar Lake- Pomona Boat Ramp · 7.0 mi · Cedar Lake
- Lake Murphysboro Boat Launch · 7.3 mi · Lake Murphysboro
- Lower Shady Cove Boat Ramp · 7.3 mi · Lake Murphysboro
- Mt. Joy Boat Ramp · 8.6 mi · Kinkaid Lake
- Apple Creek Conservation Area · 10.3 mi · Apple Creek
- Seventy-Six Conservation Area · 11.4 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5036.007541 · US federal government data, public domain
- OpenStreetMap n4969368354 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.