North Dakota / Homme Reservoir /
West End Rec Area Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Homme Reservoir · near Park River · North Dakota
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015, 2017 to 2020 and 2023 to 2026.
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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- Walsh County Water Resource District
- Coordinates
- 48.40985, -97.80399
Depth contours in feet from North Dakota Game and Fish (fieldwork 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the HOMME RESERVOIR NEAR PARK RIVER, ND gauge · USGS, 0.7 mi away on Homme Reservoir
- Lake level at Homme Dam · USACE
Lake level: Homme Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,080.2 ft (USACE, Top of Normal).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Homme Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge HOMME RESERVOIR NEAR PARK RIVER, ND, 0.7 mi from this launch on Homme Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Homme Reservoir
Lake in North Dakota. All launches on Homme Reservoir.
Nearby launches
- Homme Reservoir Boat Launch · 0.6 mi · Homme Reservoir
- North Branch Forest River Boat Launch · 9.9 mi · North Branch Forest River
- Middle Branch Forest River Boat Launch near Lankin · 13.9 mi · Middle Branch Forest River
- South Branch Forest River Boat Launch · 15.8 mi · South Branch Forest River
- Middle Branch Forest River Boat Launch near Whitman · 19.5 mi · Middle Branch Forest River
- Lake Renwick Boat Launch · 25.7 mi · Lake Renwick
Sources
- North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites record 10517 · NDGF web service terms; credit the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and the ND GIS Hub (ArcGIS item 3f4a301f341a4045bba991a0441ca8cd)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 275-0-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.