Missouri / Mississippi River /
Hamburg Ferry Access
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Elsberry · Missouri
Zebra mussels (latest report 2006) reported in Mississippi River 1.4 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
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
- Website
- mdc.mo.gov
- Coordinates
- 39.22876, -90.72408
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Louis District; the one nearest this launch is of January 14, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 258.4 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 25 Upper Mississippi
Hydrographic survey of January 14, 2022 by the St. Louis District. Soundings on the sheet down to 48.5 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 Missouri. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Prairie Slough Conservation Area · 1.5 mi · Prairie Slough
- Red's Landing-River · 4.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Red'sLanding Backwaters · 4.7 mi
- Illinois River Boat Launch near Michael · 6.2 mi · Illinois River
- Mozier Boat Launch · 6.2 mi
- Michael Ldg Public Access · 6.2 mi · Illinois River
Sources
- Missouri Department of Conservation Boat Ramps record 343 · Public data (MDC), disclaimer only, no use limitations stated; credit the Missouri Department of Conservation
- OpenStreetMap n192420497 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Missouri Department of Conservation Boat Ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.