Kentucky / Ohio River /
Holloway Landing
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Mound City · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 2013) reported in Ohio River 1.5 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
Harmful algal blooms reported on Ohio River 590 m from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2019 and 2024.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
- 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
- 37.07336, -89.15220
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of March 9, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 973.7 on Ohio 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.
- Cairo Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of March 9, 2024 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet down to 75.5 ft, 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 Ohio River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Old Cache Channel Access Ramp · 1.9 mi · Cache River Old Channel
- Burnt Pond Boat Launch · 2.8 mi · Burnt Pond
- Fish Lake Boatwright · 3.6 mi · Fish Lake (Boatwright WMA)
- Flat Lake Boat Launch · 3.6 mi · Flat Lake
- Long Pond Boat Launch · 3.8 mi · Long Pond
- Buck Lake Boat Launch · 4.2 mi · Buck Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 18 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
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.