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Illinois River Boat Launch near Ottawa

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

Aerial view of the large parking lot along the river and the ramp strip to the water, August 2019
Aerial view of the large parking lot along the river and the ramp strip to the water, August 2019 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
60 spaces
Managed by
City of Ottawa
Coordinates
41.34132, -88.84176

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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

Conditions

Water level

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

USGS gauge ILLINOIS RIVER AT MARSEILLES, IL, 6.5 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 239.7 on Illinois River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

River hazards
  • Falls, 6.3 mi upstream: 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).

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.