Mississippi / Bay Springs Lake /
Cotton Springs Ramp
Boat ramp · on Bay Springs Lake · near Belmont · Mississippi
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked August 28, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Paved lot
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 34.53069, -88.31773
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Mobile District; the one nearest this launch is of June 1, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 412.5 on Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway · 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.
- Bay Springs Lake & Divide Cut · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of June 1, 2026 by the Mobile District. Soundings on the sheet from 22.6 to 77.1 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 Bay Springs Lake
Reservoir in Mississippi. All launches on Bay Springs Lake.
Community
Where people who use Bay Springs Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Piney Grove Campground · 2.3 mi · Bay Springs Lake
- Gin Branch · 2.3 mi · Bay Springs Lake
- Piney Grove · 2.9 mi · Bay Springs Lake
- Bayberry · 3.2 mi · Bay Springs Lake
- Mcdougal Branch · 3.8 mi · Bay Springs Lake
- Saucer Creek Ramp · 5.1 mi · Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Sources
- Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Boat Ramps record -88.31773,34.53069 · Public data (MDWFP), no terms stated; credit the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 826-501040612-7-001 · 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 Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Boat Ramps and 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.