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Black Butte Lake (Buckhorn Boat Ramp)

Boat ramp · on Black Butte Lake · near Orland · California

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2019.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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 surface
Concrete
Restrooms
Yes
Managed by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Website
spk.usace.army.mil
Coordinates
39.80914, -122.36593

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Lake level

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Black Butte Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

On Black Butte Lake

Reservoir in California. All launches on Black Butte Lake.

Community

Where people who use Black Butte Lake talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide) and 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.