Johnson's Bluff Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Lake Shelbyville · near Todds Point · Illinois
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked September 16, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- Up to 10 hp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 39.57455, -88.72991
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
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Shelbyville Lake Project · USACE
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
Where people who use Lake Shelbyville talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Wilborn Creek Boat Ramp · 1.1 mi · Lake Shelbyville
- Wilborn Creek High Water Boat Ramp · 1.1 mi · Lake Shelbyville
- Eden Street Boat Ramp · 1.4 mi · Lake Shelbyville
- Bethany Boat Ramp · 2.3 mi · Lake Shelbyville
- Dunn Waterfowl Boat Ramp · 3.5 mi
- Coal Shaft South Boat Ramp · 3.9 mi · Lake Shelbyville
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 191-29557-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District boat ramps record 191-29557-16 · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District); no terms stated
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.