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Comstock

Comstock is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Kalamazoo River near Comstock, Michigan, run by the Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation.

Aerial view of the ramp down to the river and the paved parking lot, August 2022
Aerial view of the ramp down to the river and the paved parking lot, August 2022 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
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Car parking
30 spaces
Restrooms
No
Managed by
Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation
Coordinates
42.28558, -85.51534

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Conditions

Water level

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USGS gauge KALAMAZOO RIVER AT COMSTOCK, MI, 0.1 mi from this launch on Kalamazoo River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Kalamazoo River

The Kalamazoo River is a river in southwest Michigan. It runs 130 miles from the point where its north and south branches join at Albion to its mouth at Lake Michigan, near Saugatuck and Douglas. Its watershed covers about 2,020 square miles across parts of ten counties. From Albion the river flows mostly west through Marshall, Battle Creek, Augusta, Galesburg, Comstock and Kalamazoo. It then turns north toward Plainwell and flows northwest through Otsego and Allegan. Larger tributaries include the Battle Creek River, Portage Creek, the Gun River and the Rabbit River. Near Allegan, the Calkins Bridge Dam, also called the Allegan Hydroelectric Plant, holds back Lake Allegan, which covers almost 1,600 acres. More about Kalamazoo River.

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) and 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.