Dam Site 9 Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Arkansas River · near Morrilton · Arkansas
Zebra mussels (latest report 1994) reported in Arkansas River 740 m 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
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 35.12983, -92.78120
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Little Rock District; the one nearest this launch is of September 9, 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Arkansas River near Morrilton, AR gauge · USGS, 2.8 mi away on Arkansas River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Arkansas River near Morrilton, AR, 2.8 mi from this launch on Arkansas River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 176.4 on Arkansas 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.
- Toad Suck Ferry
Condition survey of September 9, 2020 by the Little Rock District. Soundings on the sheet from 2.5 to 34 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 Arkansas River
River in Arkansas. All launches on Arkansas River.
Community
Where people who use Arkansas River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Point Remove Boat Ramp · 1.1 mi · Point Remove Creek
- Lakeview Landing Boat Ramp · 5.1 mi · Lake Overcup
- Cypress Creek Boat Ramp · 5.5 mi · Arkansas River
- East Gordon Boat Ramp · 6.7 mi · Point Remove Creek
- Overcup Landing Boat Ramp · 6.8 mi · Lake Overcup
- Lake Bailey Boat Ramp · 7.5 mi · Lake Bailey
Sources
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access record {54929C05-7E34-47A5-95F0-13E38F35ED75} · Public data (AGFC), no terms stated; credit the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 10626-497371-7-001 · 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 Little Rock District boat ramps record {18ACC69D-5A56-43A1-B79B-5B1675233525} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.