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Kankakee River Boat Launch near Channahon

Boat ramp · on Kankakee River · near Channahon · Illinois

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in Kankakee River 3.9 km 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
Motors
Up to 10 hp
Ramp surface
Concrete
Managed by
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Coordinates
41.35921, -88.21757

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Boating rules

  • Horsepower limit: 10 hp · all of Kankakee River 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

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge KANKAKEE RIVER NEAR WILMINGTON, IL, 1.8 mi from this launch on Kankakee River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 4.2 on Kankakee River · Indiana DNR river miles, placed between its mile markers

Sources: Indiana DNR river miles.

On Kankakee River

River in Illinois. All launches on Kankakee River.

Community

Where people who use Kankakee River talk about it.

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.