Kentucky / North Elkhorn Creek /
Great Crossings Ramp
Boat ramp · on North Elkhorn Creek · near Great Crossing · 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
- 38.21681, -84.60493
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the NORTH ELKHORN CREEK AT GEORGETOWN, KY gauge · USGS, 2.3 mi away on North Elkhorn Creek
Water level
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USGS gauge NORTH ELKHORN CREEK AT GEORGETOWN, KY, 2.3 mi from this launch on North Elkhorn Creek: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
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, under 0.1 mi downstream. · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 1.7 mi downstream. · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 5.0 mi upstream. · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 7.8 mi upstream. · 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: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams.
On North Elkhorn Creek
River in Kentucky. All launches on North Elkhorn Creek.
Community
Where people who use North Elkhorn Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Robinson Dam Access · 1.2 mi · North Elkhorn Creek
- Richard O. Winder Ramp · 2.2 mi · North Elkhorn Creek
- Oser Landing · 3.2 mi · North Elkhorn Creek
- Switzer Covered Bridge · 8.4 mi · North Elkhorn Creek
- American Whitewater/Elkhorn Acres Access · 11.9 mi · Elkhorn Creek
- T. N. Sullivan WMA · 12.5 mi · Elkhorn Creek
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 568 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n5749672712 © 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.