Finch Bayou
Boat ramp · on Ouachita River · near Sterlington · Louisiana
Listed as limited by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status: Boat ramp partly closed at this recreation area
source · checked October 14, 2026
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 30 spaces
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- mvk.usace.army.mil
- Coordinates
- 32.86594, -92.08054
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Ouachita River at Sterlington, LA gauge · USGS, 11.7 mi away on Ouachita River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Ouachita River at Sterlington, LA, 11.7 mi from this launch on Ouachita River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 207.6 on Ouachita 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 Ouachita River
River in Louisiana. All launches on Ouachita River.
Community
Where people who use Ouachita River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Finch Lake Boat Ramp · 1.1 mi · Finch Lake
- Harrell Lake Boat Ramp · 2.9 mi · Harrell Lake
- Wigeon Pond South Boat Ramp · 5.8 mi
- Bastrop Boat Launch · 6.3 mi
- Wigeon Ponds North Boat Ramp · 6.3 mi
- North Reservoir Boat Ramp · 6.8 mi
Sources
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches record -92.08049,32.86590 · Public data (LDWF), no terms stated; credit the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 54c123dd-eff3-48a4-b292-54fbd4feb79c · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 9972-180313-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap n9610764585 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches and US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and 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.