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Emerson Park Boat Launch

Boat ramp · on Owasco Lake · near Melrose Park · New York

Invasive species

NYS DEC records zebra mussels (latest 2021), Asian clams (latest 2021), brittle naiad (latest 2020), curly-leaf pondweed (latest 2024), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2024), fishhook water fleas (latest 1999) and starry stonewort (latest 2024) in this water. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

NYS DEC · checked October 18, 2026

Quagga mussels

Quagga mussels (latest report 2019) reported in this water (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

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015 to 2017 and 2019 to 2026.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
Car parking
25
Managed by
Local government
Website
dec.ny.gov
Coordinates
42.90505, -76.53959

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Conditions

Lake level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge OWASCO LAKE NEAR AUBURN NY, 0.1 mi from this launch on Owasco Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Owasco Lake

Lake in New York. All launches on Owasco Lake.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.