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Illinois River Boat Launch near Havana

This is a public boat ramp on the Illinois River near Havana, Illinois, run by the City of Havana Park District.

Aerial view of the two-lane ramp with a dock on each side and the parking lot, July 2019
Aerial view of the two-lane ramp with a dock on each side and the parking lot, July 2019 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2005) reported in Illinois River 4.1 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 20, 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
Paved
Car parking
16 spaces
Managed by
City of Havana Park District
Coordinates
40.30236, -90.06705

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of September 15, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge ILLINOIS RIVER AT COPPERAS CREEK, IL, 15.3 mi from this launch on Illinois River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 120.2 on Illinois 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.

  • IL Waterway La Grange Pool
    Condition survey of September 15, 2026 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet from 2.6 to 20.4 ft below the pool's low control level; 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 Illinois River

River in Illinois. All launches on Illinois River.

Community

Where people who use Illinois River talk about it.

Nearby launches

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.