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Red Jacket Kayak Launch

Red Jacket Kayak Launch is a public boat ramp on the Buffalo River near Buffalo, New York.

Aerial view of the gravel parking lot, shore and small docks on the Buffalo River, October 2019
Aerial view of the gravel parking lot, shore and small docks on the Buffalo River, October 2019 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2020) reported in Buffalo River 720 m 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 20, 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
Website
www3.erie.gov
Coordinates
42.86358, -78.85152

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of June 30, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone LEZ041, Dunkirk to Buffalo NY. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Buffalo River & Ship Canal
    Condition survey of June 30, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 1.2 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 23 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Buffalo River

River in New York. All launches on Buffalo River.

Community

Where people who use Buffalo River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www3.erie.gov: The Red Jacket Kayak Launch is part of the Buffalo Blueway.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.