West Virginia / Monongahela River /

Fort Martin

Boat ramp · on Monongahela River · near Morgantown · West Virginia

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 lanes
2
Docks
1
Ramp surface
Concrete
Car parking
60 spaces
Restrooms
No
Wheelchair access
No
Managed by
County
Coordinates
39.68637, -79.94078

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Pittsburgh District; the one nearest this launch is of February 24, 2020). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Water level

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

USGS gauge MONONGAHELA R AT MORGANTOWN LOCK & DAM (LOWER), WV, 4.8 mi from this launch on Monongahela River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 94.2 on Monongahela River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

River hazards

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, 3.5 mi downstream: Point Marion Lock and Dam. Deaths have been recorded at this dam (Low Head Dam Inventory). · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)

Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Monongahela River Point Marion Pool
    Condition survey of February 24, 2020 by the Pittsburgh District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.6 to 36.2 ft below the pool's low control level; 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 Monongahela River

River in West Virginia. All launches on Monongahela River.

Community

Where people who use Monongahela River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.