Covington Access
Boat ramp · on Jackson River · near Mallow · 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
- 1
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Car parking
- Medium lot
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- City of Covington
- Coordinates
- 37.75644, -79.98666
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the JACKSON RIVER BL DUNLAP CREEK AT COVINGTON, VA gauge · USGS, 2.4 mi away on Jackson River
Water level
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USGS gauge JACKSON RIVER BL DUNLAP CREEK AT COVINGTON, VA, 2.4 mi from this launch on Jackson River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 5.9 mi upstream: Covington Mill Dam No 2. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 5.9 mi upstream: Covington Mill Dam No 1. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On Jackson River
River in Virginia. All launches on Jackson River.
Community
Where people who use Jackson River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Potts Creek just prior to Jackson River Rt 18 bridge · 0.6 mi · Potts Creek
- Fort Young Park · 1.2 mi · Jackson River
- Main Street Park · 2.6 mi · Jackson River
- Island Ford II · 3.3 mi · Jackson River
- Dry Run · 3.9 mi · Jackson River
- Intervale Park and River Access · 4.3 mi · Jackson River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {17883EC8-3C69-4E18-96A1-1F9DA563E6A3} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -79.9872,37.7565 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites and Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.