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Ginat Run Public Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Franklin Furnace · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2006) reported in Ohio River 480 m 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
- Managed by
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- lrh.usace.army.mil
- Coordinates
- 38.61582, -82.84936
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of March 26, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the OHIO RIVER AT IRONTON, OH gauge · USGS, 10.6 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT IRONTON, OH, 10.6 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 338.8 on Ohio River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
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, 2.3 mi downstream: Greenup Locks & Dam. · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams
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, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Greenup Pool Ohio River · 0.2 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of March 26, 2024 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet from 0.2 to 48.9 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 Ohio. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Greenup Ramp LSR · 2.5 mi · Little Sandy River
- Burkes Point · 5.3 mi · Ohio River
- Raccoon Ramp · 6.0 mi · Little Sandy River
- Greenbo Lake State Park · 9.3 mi · Greenbo Lake
- Center Street Landing · 10.3 mi · Ohio River
- Offnere St. Ramp/Doyle's Landing Boat Ramp · 10.7 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 730010 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w1208809041 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.