Ohio / Clarence J. Brown Reservoir /
Buck Creek State Park - North End
Boat ramp · on Clarence J. Brown Reservoir · near Springfield · Ohio
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
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Managed by
- ODNR Division of Parks & Recreation
- Website
- parks.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 39.97395, -83.71739
Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR. Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- Powercraft propelled by a motor with a horsepower rating in excess of ten horsepower may be operated upon the waters of the division of parks and watercraft in the following park areas. … Buck creek state park · all of Clarence J. Brown Reservoir rule
From the boating rules map of Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Ohio Administrative Code 1501:47), 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 Clarence J Brown Reservoir near Springfield OH gauge · USGS, 2.3 mi away on Clarence J. Brown Reservoir
- Lake level at C. J. Brown Dam and Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Clarence J. Brown Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,012.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (C. J. Brown Dam and Reservoir), 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 Clarence J Brown Reservoir near Springfield OH, 2.3 mi from this launch on Clarence J. Brown Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Clarence J. Brown Reservoir
Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on Clarence J. Brown Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use Clarence J. Brown Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Army Corps/Park · 0.7 mi · Clarence J. Brown Reservoir
- Buck Creek State Park - Marina Ramp · 1.2 mi · Clarence J. Brown Reservoir
- Buck Creek State Park - Main Ramp · 1.6 mi · Clarence J. Brown Reservoir
- Clark Lake State Wildlife Area · 3.7 mi · Clark Lake
- Mad River Access · 7.3 mi · Mad River
- John Bryan State Park Access · 15.2 mi · Little Miami River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 120003 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.