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Buffalo River Carry-in Access near Buffalo

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Buffalo River · near Buffalo · New York

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2020) reported in Buffalo River 470 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 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
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Car parking
15
Managed by
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Website
dec.ny.gov
Coordinates
42.86598, -78.86852

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of August 6, 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.

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge BUFFALO CREEK AT GARDENVILLE NY, 5.7 mi from this launch on Buffalo River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

Channel survey

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

  • Buffalo River & Ship Canal
    Before-dredging survey of August 6, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 9.2 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: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.