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Dam 3 Boat Launch

Dam 3 Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, Maryland.

Aerial view of the gravel lot beside the railroad and the concrete ramp pad on the river, July 2022
Aerial view of the gravel lot beside the railroad and the concrete ramp pad on the river, July 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Restrooms
No
Coordinates
39.33271, -77.75042

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Water level

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

USGS gauge POTOMAC RIVER AT HARPERS FERRY, WV, 1.4 mi from this launch on Potomac River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River hazards
  • Rapids, 2.0 mi downstream: White Horse Rapids. · USGS GNIS falls and rapids (The National Map Gazetteer)
  • Rapids, 6.8 mi upstream: Houris Falls. · USGS GNIS falls and rapids (The National Map Gazetteer)

Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.

Sources: USGS GNIS falls and rapids (The National Map Gazetteer).

On Potomac River

River in Maryland. All launches on Potomac River.

Community

Where people who use Potomac River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Chesapeake Bay Program Public Access Sites (watershed-wide inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.