Pennsylvania / Conemaugh River Lake /
Bow Ridge (ADA Use only)
Boat ramp · on Conemaugh River Lake · near Derry Township · Pennsylvania
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked May 21, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- Electric motors only
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.47243, -79.35933
Boating rules
- The operation of boats powered by internal combustion motors is prohibited. · all of Conemaugh River Lake rule
From the boating rules map of Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and 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
- Lake level at the Conemaugh Lake gauge · USGS, 0.5 mi away on Conemaugh River Lake
- Lake level at Conemaugh River Lake · USACE
Lake level
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 899.2 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Conemaugh River Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Conemaugh Lake, 0.5 mi from this launch on Conemaugh River Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Conemaugh River Lake
Reservoir in Pennsylvania. All launches on Conemaugh River Lake.
Community
Where people who use Conemaugh River Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Tunnelview Access - Conemaugh Dam · 0.9 mi · Conemaugh River
- Upper Conemaugh River Lake · 3.3 mi · Conemaugh River Lake
- Bush Recreational Area · 4.7 mi · Loyalhanna Lake
- Tailwater · 4.9 mi · Loyalhanna Creek
- Saltsburg Boro · 5.0 mi · Conemaugh River
- Bairdstown Bridge · 5.5 mi · Conemaugh River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {260EA245-9848-4836-997B-7248507DB725} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 1043-432623-7-001 · 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 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access 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.