Illinois / Mississippi River /
Blanchard Island Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · Illinois
Zebra mussels (latest report 2003) reported in Mississippi River 2.2 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
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked October 7, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 41.34766, -91.05657
Boating rules
- Horsepower limit: none · all of Mississippi River rule
From the boating rules map of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 449.8 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 7.2 mi upstream: Mississippi River Lock And Dam No. 16 (large impoundment), 34 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards.
On Mississippi River
River in Illinois. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Kilpeck Landing Pub. Area · 3.0 mi · Mississippi River
- Big Timber Access · 4.9 mi · Mississippi River
- Municipal Boat Ramp · 5.3 mi · Mississippi River
- Flaming Prairie Park · 6.0 mi · Mississippi River
- Port Louisa Public Acc. Area · 8.5 mi · Mississippi River
- Louisa: Fishing Pier Canoe/Kayak Launch · 8.5 mi · Michaels Creek
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 249-287854-7-001 · 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.