North Carolina / Catawba River /
Highway 73
Boat ramp · on Catawba River · near Stanley · North Carolina
Open per North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas's data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- concrete
- Trailer parking
- 10 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- Coordinates
- 35.42723, -80.95747
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, water temperature at the CATAWBA R AT RR BRIDGE AB NC 73 AT COWANS FORD, NC gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Catawba River
Water level
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USGS gauge CATAWBA R AT RR BRIDGE AB NC 73 AT COWANS FORD, NC, 0.1 mi from this launch on Catawba River: water level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Catawba River
River in North Carolina. All launches on Catawba River.
Community
Where people who use Catawba River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lucia · 3.2 mi · Johnson Creek
- Beatties Ford · 3.8 mi · Lake Norman
- Neck Road · 4.2 mi · Mountain Island Lake
- Riverbend · 5.2 mi · Mountain Island Lake
- Little Creek · 7.8 mi · Lake Norman
- Hager Creek · 9.3 mi · Lake Norman
Sources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas record 51826f45-6a74-4ced-b516-c20e52548270 · NCWRC: developed and maintained for free and public use; no warranty (ArcGIS item 825b21606e2040aabed210d878b2f3e5)
- OpenStreetMap n7755005620 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.