West Virginia / Kanawha River /

City of Nitro

Boat ramp · on Kanawha River · near Nitro · West Virginia

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 lanes
2
Docks
1
Ramp surface
Concrete
Car parking
80 spaces
Restrooms
No
Managed by
Local government
Coordinates
38.41169, -81.84770

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of March 13, 2025). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Water level

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

USGS gauge KANAWHA RIVER AT CHARLESTON, WV, 8.4 mi from this launch on Kanawha River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 44.4 on Kanawha 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.

  • Winfield Pool Kanawha River
    Hydrographic survey of March 13, 2025 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet from 0.8 to 37.5 ft; 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 Kanawha River

River in West Virginia. All launches on Kanawha River.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.