Damsite Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Arkansas River · near Sallisaw · Oklahoma
Zebra mussels (latest report 1997) reported in Arkansas River 970 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
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked July 6, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 35.35006, -94.77655
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Tulsa District; the one nearest this launch is of October 29, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 336.0 on Arkansas 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 14 W D Mayo · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of October 29, 2024 by the Tulsa District. Soundings on the sheet from 387.2 to 407.3 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 Arkansas River
River in Oklahoma. All launches on Arkansas River.
Community
Where people who use Arkansas River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Short Mountain Cove Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Robert S Kerr Reservoir
- Applegate Cove Boat Ramp · 2.9 mi · Robert S Kerr Reservoir
- Applegate Cove North Boat Ramp · 3.0 mi · Robert S Kerr Reservoir
- Cowlington Point Main Campground Boat Ramp · 3.4 mi · Robert S Kerr Reservoir
- Cowlington Point East Boat Ramp · 3.6 mi · Robert S Kerr Reservoir
- Haskell Co Boat Ramp · 6.8 mi · Robert S Kerr Reservoir
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District boat ramps record 91-515370001-1148 · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District); no warranty
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 91-515370001-7-001 · 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District 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.