Fort Smith Park Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Arkansas River · near Van Buren · Arkansas
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
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 35.43222, -94.36973
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Little Rock District; the one nearest this launch is of September 9, 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Arkansas River at Ft. Smith, Ar. gauge · USGS, 4.5 mi away on Arkansas River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Arkansas River at Ft. Smith, Ar., 4.5 mi from this launch on Arkansas River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 301.0 on Arkansas River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- James W Trimble · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 9, 2020 by the Little Rock District. Soundings on the sheet down to 41.8 ft below the pool's low control level, with bars at or above it; 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 Arkansas River
River in Arkansas. All launches on Arkansas River.
Community
Where people who use Arkansas River talk about it.
Nearby launches
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- Pool 13 Springhill Park Boat Ramp · 6.6 mi · Massard Creek
- Arkoma Park Boat Ramp · 7.5 mi · Poteau River
- Ozark Pool Springhill Boat Ramp · 7.8 mi · Arkansas River
- Vache Grasse Boat Ramp · 9.6 mi · Arkansas River
Sources
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access record {74C24064-6F66-49F5-9BB3-2CB1A9A59224} · Public data (AGFC), no terms stated; credit the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District boat ramps record {AC0746F1-6052-4B75-9C0A-162A73BAC10C} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District)
- OpenStreetMap w1203818207 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1203818208 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.