Fayetteville Boat Ramp
Fayetteville Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on the Kaskaskia River near Fayetteville, Illinois.
- Paved ramp
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
- Paved
- Car parking
- 5 spaces
- Website
- dnr.illinois.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.38010, -89.79108
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Louis District; the one nearest this launch is of February 1, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the KASKASKIA RIVER AT NEW ATHENS, IL gauge · USGS, 6.7 mi away on Kaskaskia River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge KASKASKIA RIVER AT NEW ATHENS, IL, 6.7 mi from this launch on Kaskaskia River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Pool KK1 Kaskaskia River
Hydrographic survey of February 1, 2022 by the St. Louis District. Soundings on the sheet from 1 to 24.7 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 Kaskaskia River
River in Illinois. All launches on Kaskaskia River.
Community
Where people who use Kaskaskia River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- New Athens Boat Launch · 3.8 mi
- New Athens Boat Launch · 4.5 mi
- New Athens Boat Launch · 5.2 mi
- Teal Lake Boat Launch · 5.5 mi · Teal Lake
- New Athens Public Boat Ramp · 6.6 mi · Kaskaskia River
- Baldwin Lake Boat Ramp · 11.4 mi · Baldwin Lake
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -89.79100,38.38012 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
- OpenStreetMap n6063742549 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: dnr.illinois.gov: Concrete launch ramps are provided on the Kaskaskia River at Fayetteville; New Athens, on Highway 154 west of Baldwin; and Evansville.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.