Kankakee River Boat Launch near River
Boat ramp · on Kankakee River · near River · 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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete and gravel
- Managed by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 41.15865, -87.59507
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
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL gauge · USGS, 3.9 mi away on Kankakee River
Water level
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USGS gauge KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL, 3.9 mi from this launch on Kankakee River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 53.3 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
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- LaSalle · 7.1 mi · Kankakee River
- Kankakee River / Campgrnd, White Oak · 7.1 mi · Kankakee River
- Shelby · 13.4 mi · Kankakee River
- J.C. Murphey Lake Boat Launch · 13.4 mi · J C Murphy Lake
Sources
- Illinois DNR Site Assets (boat ramps) record f2254daa-bed8-474e-9567-368cbbd0039e · Public data (Illinois DNR), no terms stated; credit the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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