Kentucky / Ohio River /
Ghent Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Ghent · 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.73870, -85.06435
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of June 16, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the OHIO RIVER AT MARKLAND DAM NEAR WARSAW, KY gauge · USGS, 5.6 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT MARKLAND DAM NEAR WARSAW, KY, 5.6 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 537.9 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.
- Mcalpine Pool Ohio River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of June 16, 2026 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet from 3.4 to 21.1 ft; 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 Kentucky. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Vevay River Park · 0.4 mi · Ohio River
- Paul W. Ogle Riverfront Park · 0.4 mi · Ohio River
- Markland Dam Park · 6.0 mi · Ohio River
- Craigs Creek Ramp OHR · 7.3 mi · Craigs Creek
- Carrollton Ramp · 7.3 mi · Ohio River
- Point Park Ramp · 7.6 mi · Kentucky River
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 110 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n2411430932 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w231654219 © 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.