Illinois / Mississippi River /
Gosline Access Area Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Atlas · Illinois
Zebra mussels (latest report 2014) reported in Mississippi River 1.1 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 surface
- Gravel
- Coordinates
- 39.44106, -91.00741
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Louis District; the one nearest this launch is of January 18, 2022). Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- Horsepower limit: none · all of Mississippi River rule
From the boating rules map of Illinois 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
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 280.6 on Mississippi 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.
- Pool 24 Upper Mississippi · 0.3 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of January 18, 2022 by the St. Louis District. Soundings on the sheet down to 75.8 ft below Low Water Datum, 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 Mississippi River
River in Illinois. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Two Rivers South Recreation Area Boat Ramp · 2.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Two Rivers North Access Area Boat Ramp · 3.3 mi · Mississippi River
- Calumet Creek Access · 3.6 mi
- Upper Mississippi Conservation Area · 4.8 mi · Mississippi River
- Willow North Access Area Boat Ramp · 6.9 mi · Kiser Creek
- Pleasant Hill Access · 7.0 mi · Pool 24
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District boat ramps record 201-3014961-147 · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District); no terms stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.