Michigan / Galien River /

New Buffalo

Boat ramp · on Galien River · near New Buffalo · Michigan

Galien River (Warren Woods)
Galien River, the water this launch is on. Galien River (Warren Woods) Photo: SwissAmish · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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
Restrooms
No
Managed by
City
Coordinates
41.80098, -86.74486

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Detroit District; the one nearest this launch is of June 24, 2026). Not for navigation.

Boating rules

  • Slow--no wake speed; swimming; anchoring or mooring vessel · a zone at or next to this launch rule

From the boating rules map of Michigan Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone LMZ043, New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Water level

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

USGS gauge GALIEN RIVER NEAR SAWYER, MI, 10.1 mi from this launch on Galien 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.

  • New Buffalo Harbor · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Before-dredging survey of June 24, 2026 by the Detroit District. Least depth in the channel (New Buffalo Harbor): 6.5 ft; project depth 8 ft. 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 Galien River

River in Michigan. All launches on Galien River.

Community

Where people who use Galien River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.