Kentucky / Slate Creek /
Forge Mill
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Slate Creek · near Owingsville · Kentucky
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.18201, -83.71429
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the SLATE CREEK AT HIGHWAY 713 NR MT. STERLING, KY gauge · USGS, 12.7 mi away on Slate Creek
Water level
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USGS gauge SLATE CREEK AT HIGHWAY 713 NR MT. STERLING, KY, 12.7 mi from this launch on Slate Creek: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 0.2 mi upstream. · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 4.8 mi downstream: Wyoming Dam. · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams.
On Slate Creek
River in Kentucky. All launches on Slate Creek.
Community
Where people who use Slate Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Johnson Ford-Bath · 2.5 mi · Licking River
- Johnson Ford-Fleming · 2.6 mi · Licking River
- Wyoming Ford · 2.9 mi · Licking River
- Lions Club · 4.6 mi · Slate Creek
- Old Slate Furnace · 5.0 mi · Slate Creek
- Moore's Ferry · 5.2 mi · Licking River
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 37 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n13071315734 © 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.