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Hovey Lake - Ohio River
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Mount Vernon · Indiana
Zebra mussels (latest report 2008) reported in Ohio River 600 m 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
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 surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Indiana DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Coordinates
- 37.78518, -87.94145
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of August 9, 2019). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 841.8 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.
- Jtmyers Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of August 9, 2019 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet down to 63.7 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 Indiana. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Uniontown · 0.7 mi · Ohio River
- Hovey Lake Boat Launch · 2.3 mi · Hovey Lake
- Hovey Lake - Carry Down · 2.9 mi · Hovey Lake
- Hovey Lake - Bebout Levee Carrydown Launch · 3.3 mi · Hovey Lake
- Highland Creek Unit Pond Carry-in Access · 3.8 mi · Highland Creek Unit Pond
- Uniontown Dike · 3.9 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife) record 434 · Public data (IndianaMap / IDNR DFW), disclaimer; IDNR must be acknowledged as the source
Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.