Illinois / Mississippi River /
Cincinnati Landing Access Area Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Hope · Illinois
Zebra mussels (latest report 2005) reported in Mississippi River 1.9 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
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked September 30, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 39.59823, -91.17522
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Louis District; the one nearest this launch is of January 18, 2022). Not for navigation.
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 296.3 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.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Pool 24 Upper Mississippi
Hydrographic survey of January 18, 2022 by the St. Louis District. Soundings on the sheet down to 40.5 ft below Low Water Datum, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. 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 Mississippi River
River in Illinois. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Dupont Reservation Conservation Area · 2.4 mi
- Lock And Dam 22 Boat Ramp · 4.5 mi · Lock Canal 22
- Ted Shanks Conservation Area · 6.2 mi
- Ted Shanks Conservation Area · 7.3 mi
- Ted Shanks Conservation Area · 7.4 mi · Salt River
- Willow North Access Area Boat Ramp · 7.4 mi · Kiser Creek
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 201-3015237-7-001 · 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 St. Louis District boat ramps record 201-3015237-131 · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District); no terms stated
- 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)
- OpenStreetMap n12549404338 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.