Wisconsin / Black River /
Clinton Street Landing West
Boat ramp · on Black River · near La Crosse · Wisconsin
Zebra mussels (latest report 1992) reported in Black River 2.0 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
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge
- Coordinates
- 43.84071, -91.25329
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Paul District; the one nearest this launch is of October 17, 2019). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE, WI gauge · USGS, 15.3 mi away on Black River
Water level
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USGS gauge BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE, WI, 15.3 mi from this launch on Black River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 1.0 on Black River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation 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 BR1 Black River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of October 17, 2019 by the St. Paul District. Soundings on the sheet from 1 to 39.2 ft below the pool's low control level; 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 Black River
River in Wisconsin. All launches on Black River.
Community
Where people who use Black River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- West Copeland Canoe/Kayak Launch · 0.0 mi · Black River
- Clinton Street Landing · 0.1 mi · Black River
- Logan Street Landing · 0.2 mi · Black River
- Mississippi River, Sportsman Landing Public Water Access Site · 1.8 mi · West Channel
- Lower Spillway Landing · 2.2 mi · French Lake
- Upper Spillway Landing · 2.2 mi · Lake Onalaska
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record da9d277a-7cb9-4a6d-9c1f-296f7cce1b19 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites record 666 · Public data (Wisconsin DNR open data), DNR disclaimer; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap n3276941561 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n2611288793 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.