Indiana / Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River /
Butlerville Public Access Site
Boat ramp · on Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River · near North Vernon · Indiana
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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Indiana DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Coordinates
- 39.06051, -85.52851
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the VERNON FORK MUSCATATUCK RIVER AT VERNON, IN gauge · USGS, 7.6 mi away on Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River
Water level
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USGS gauge VERNON FORK MUSCATATUCK RIVER AT VERNON, IN, 7.6 mi from this launch on Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 1.2 mi downstream: Muscatatuck River Dam (In-Channel), 8 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 8.3 mi downstream: N. Vernon Water Supply Dam (In-Channel), 13 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Indiana DNR low-head dams.
On Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River
River in Indiana. All launches on Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River.
Community
Where people who use Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Brush Creek Reservoir Boat Launch · 1.4 mi · Brush Creek Reservoir
- The Commons · 6.6 mi · Muscatatuck River (Vernon Fork)
- Old Timber Lake Boat Launch · 7.3 mi · Old Timbers Lake
- Crosley Fish & Wildlife Area · 7.3 mi · Harsin Pond
- L Road Boat Launch · 7.5 mi · Old Timbers Lake
- Mallard Pond Boat Launch · 7.7 mi · Mallard Pond
Sources
- Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife) record 1236 · Public data (IndianaMap / IDNR DFW), disclaimer; IDNR must be acknowledged as the source
Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.