Kentucky / Ohio River /
Dyer Creek Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Smithland · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 1992) reported in Ohio River 430 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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 26 to 50 vehicles
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.16164, -88.41664
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the OHIO RIVER AT PADUCAH, KY gauge · USGS, 11.0 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
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USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT PADUCAH, KY, 11.0 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 919.1 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.
On Ohio River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Smithland Ramp · 1.4 mi · Cumberland River
- Birdsville Ramp · 4.3 mi · Ohio River
- Vicksburg Ramp · 5.0 mi · Cumberland River
- Haddock Ferry · 7.6 mi · Tennessee River
- Old Ferry Landing · 7.8 mi · Tennessee River
- Pinckneyville Ramp · 9.9 mi · Cumberland River
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 323 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n12624780102 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.