Wisconsin / Mississippi River /
Indian Slough Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Nelson · Wisconsin
Zebra mussels (latest report 2011) reported in Mississippi River 520 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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge
- Coordinates
- 44.38972, -92.02849
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Paul District; the one nearest this launch is of September 16, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 760.2 on Mississippi 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.
- Pool 4 Upper Mississippi · 0.3 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 16, 2026 by the St. Paul District. Soundings on the sheet from 3.3 to 28.1 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 Mississippi River
River in Wisconsin. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pontoon Slough Boat Launch · 0.4 mi · Big Lake
- Slippery's Boat Launch · 0.4 mi · Mississippi River
- Mississippi River, Ike's Park Public Water Access Site · 0.7 mi
- Mississippi River, Parkside Marina Public Water Access Site · 0.7 mi
- Beef Slough Boat Launch · 1.1 mi · Big Lake
- Nelson Trevino Boat Launch · 1.6 mi · Big Lake
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 2bdf2e8b-cf1f-43b2-bde3-8079af4ae55d · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites record 911 · Public data (Wisconsin DNR open data), DNR disclaimer; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w1072792591 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.