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Illinois River Boat Launch near Marseilles

This is a public boat ramp on the Illinois River near Marseilles, Illinois.

The Illinois River and dam from Starved Rock
Illinois River, the water this launch is on. The Illinois River and dam from Starved Rock Photo: en:User:RedWordSmith · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2016) reported in Illinois River 400 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 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
Car parking
Yes
Coordinates
41.32207, -88.69499

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 April 29, 2025). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Water level

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

USGS gauge ILLINOIS RIVER AT MARSEILLES, IL, 1.2 mi from this launch on Illinois River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 247.7 on Illinois River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

River hazards
  • Falls, 1.6 mi downstream: Great Falls of the Illinois River. · USGS GNIS falls and rapids (The National Map Gazetteer)

Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, USGS GNIS falls and rapids (The National Map Gazetteer).

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • IL Waterway Marseilles Pool · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of April 29, 2025 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet from 4.9 to 15.8 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: tradeonlytoday.com: Marseilles, City of Marseilles Public Boat Launch, LaSalle County $200,000. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.