Kentucky / Rough River /
Hartford City Park
Boat ramp · on Rough River · near Hartford · 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
- 37.44582, -86.92007
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the ROUGH RIVER AT HARTFORD, KY gauge · USGS, 0.7 mi away on Rough River
Water level
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USGS gauge ROUGH RIVER AT HARTFORD, KY, 0.7 mi from this launch on Rough River: water level, 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
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 Rough River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Rough River.
Community
Where people who use Rough River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Washburn Lake Boat Launch · 6.3 mi · Washburn Lake
- HL2 Lake · 8.6 mi · Tracy Lake
- Rockport · 8.9 mi · Green River
- HL1 Lake · 9.2 mi · Pocket Lake
- HighView Hill Ramp · 9.9 mi · Green River
- Shady Lake Ramp · 10.3 mi · Turkey Foot Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 476 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n13973990243 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1533435530 © 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.