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Hennepin Canal Boat Launch near Sheffield

This is a public boat ramp on the Hennepin Canal near Sheffield, Illinois, run by IL Dept. of Natural Resources.

Aerial view of the canal bank where a gravel track reaches the water, with the towpath, August 2019
Aerial view of the canal bank where a gravel track reaches the water, with the towpath, August 2019 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Ramp surface
Gravel
Managed by
IL Dept. of Natural Resources
Coordinates
41.39668, -89.71462

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This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

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On Hennepin Canal

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.