Indiana / Ohio River /
Dress Plaza Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Evansville · Indiana
Zebra mussels (latest report 2010) reported in the water at 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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- City of Evansville
- Coordinates
- 37.97036, -87.57693
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of September 2, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the OHIO RIVER AT EVANSVILLE, IN gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT EVANSVILLE, IN, 0.1 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 792.5 on Ohio 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.
- Jtmyers Pool Ohio River
Condition survey of September 2, 2026 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet from 6.2 to 35.1 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 Ohio River
River in Indiana. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Diamond Valley Lake · 2.3 mi · Pigeon Creek
- Pigeon River (Evansville Parks & Rec) · 2.7 mi · Pigeon Creek
- Reflection Lake Carry-in Access · 5.7 mi · Reflection Lake
- Audubon State Park · 6.4 mi · Scenic Lake
- Hayes Boat Ramp · 7.2 mi · Ohio River
- Henderson Ramp · 8.9 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife) record 878 · Public data (IndianaMap / IDNR DFW), disclaimer; IDNR must be acknowledged as the source
Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.