Illinois / Mississippi River /
Canton Chute Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Quincy · Illinois
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in Mississippi River 1.4 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
Listed as closed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status: Boat ramp flagged closed for this recreation area
source · checked October 7, 2026
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 39.98698, -91.45260
Boating rules
- Horsepower limit: none · all of Mississippi River rule
From the boating rules map of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 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
On the river
River mile 331.4 on Mississippi 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 Mississippi River
River in Illinois. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Soulard Access · 7.0 mi · Fabius River
- Fabius Chute Access · 8.8 mi · Eastern Slough
- Bear Creek Boat Ramp · 8.8 mi · Canton Chute
- (Akerson Access) Palmyra · 12.2 mi · North River
- Black Hawk Access · 14.9 mi · South Fabius River
- Fenway Landing Boat Ramp · 15.4 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 249-287877-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
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.