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Bumpus Mills Boat Ramp

Boat ramp · on Lake Barkley · near Tobaccoport · Tennessee

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 1992) reported in Lake Barkley 2.5 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

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
Ramp surface
Concrete
Managed by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Coordinates
36.61659, -87.88692

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Conditions

Lake level: Lake Barkley

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Full pool is 359.0 ft (USACE, Top of Normal).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Barkley Lock and Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

On the river

River mile 78.3 on Cumberland River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.

On Lake Barkley

Reservoir in Tennessee. All launches on Lake Barkley.

Community

Where people who use Lake Barkley talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

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.