Illinois / Lake Shelbyville /

Johnathon Creek Boat Ramp

Boat ramp · on Lake Shelbyville · near Allenville · Illinois

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
Motors
Up to 10 hp
Managed by
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Coordinates
39.57187, -88.55346

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Boating rules

  • Horsepower limit: 10 hp · all of Lake Shelbyville rule

From the boating rules map of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Lake level: Lake Shelbyville

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Full pool is 599.7 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Shelbyville Lake Project), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

On Lake Shelbyville

Reservoir in Illinois. All launches on Lake Shelbyville.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Illinois DNR Site Assets (boat ramps). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.