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Gallipolis City Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Gallipolis · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2008) reported in Ohio River 2.0 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
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
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp lanes
- 3
- Docks
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 30 spaces
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- City of Gallipolis
- Coordinates
- 38.80545, -82.20606
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of July 22, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 269.6 on Ohio 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.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- RC Byrd Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of July 22, 2022 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet down to 52 ft, 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 Ohio River
River in Ohio. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Point Pleasant Launch Ramp · 4.6 mi · Kanawha River
- Krodel Park · 4.8 mi · Krodel Lake
- McClintic Lake Ponds · 9.4 mi · Oldtown Creek
- Chief Cornstalk WMA Lake · 9.8 mi · Chief Cornstalk Lake
- Village of Cheshire Boat Ramp · 11.0 mi · Ohio River
- Tycoon Lake - New Ramp · 11.4 mi · Tycoon Lake
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 270002 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 270002 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w1207283600 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1207283601 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.