Arkansas / Mississippi River /
James "Scooter" Gabble Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Helena-West Helena · Arkansas
Zebra mussels (latest report 2001) reported in Mississippi River 890 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
- Managed by
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- Coordinates
- 34.52162, -90.58221
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Memphis District; the one nearest this launch is of September 2, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 663.3 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.
- LM Friars Point
Condition survey of September 2, 2025 by the Memphis District. Soundings on the sheet from 4.6 to 67.2 ft below the Low Water Reference Plane; 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 Arkansas. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
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Nearby launches
- Hornor Neck Boat Ramp · 5.1 mi · Hornor Neck Lake
- Storm Creek Lake Boat Ramp · 5.3 mi · Storm Creek Lake
- Moon Lake Park · 7.5 mi · Moon Lake
- Moon Lake Landing · 7.7 mi · Moon Lake
- St. Francis National Forest WMA Concrete Boat Ramp · 8.6 mi · Saint Francis River
- Delta Landing · 8.6 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access record {3E7C7DD4-1356-4D54-947B-AC8E49FD8AFE} · Public data (AGFC), no terms stated; credit the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- OpenStreetMap w1557407166 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n14163313058 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.