Kentucky / Lake Barkley /
Donalson Creek Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Lake Barkley · near Cumberland Shores · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 1992) reported in Lake Barkley 1.7 km 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
- 36.73946, -87.94938
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Barkley Lock and Dam · USACE
Lake level: Lake Barkley
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 359.0 ft (USACE, Top of Normal).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Barkley Lock and Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Barkley
Reservoir in Kentucky. All launches on Lake Barkley.
Community
Where people who use Lake Barkley talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Donaldson Creek - Calhoun Hill · 0.5 mi · Lake Barkley
- Bacon Creek - LBL · 1.9 mi · Lake Barkley
- Ford Bay Boat Ramp · 2.2 mi · Lake Barkley
- Devil's Elbow Corps Ramp · 3.8 mi · Lake Barkley
- Linton Recreational Area · 4.2 mi · Lake Barkley
- Devil's Elbow - LBL · 4.6 mi · Lake Barkley
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 1018-0-7-004 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
Why it is listed as public: listed by 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.