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Kansas River Boat Launch near De Soto
Boat ramp · on Kansas River · near De Soto · Kansas
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in the water at 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
- Coordinates
- 38.98497, -94.97455
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the KANSAS R AT DESOTO, KS gauge · USGS, 0.6 mi away on Kansas River
Water level
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USGS gauge KANSAS R AT DESOTO, KS, 0.6 mi from this launch on Kansas River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Kansas River
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Nearby launches
- Cedar Creek Boat Launch · 2.8 mi · Cedar Creek
- Kansas River Boat Launch near Eudora · 7.0 mi · Kansas River
- Kansas River Boat Launch near Edwardsville · 9.6 mi · Kansas River
- Lawrence Eighth Street Boat Ramp · 13.0 mi · Kansas River
- Lawrence Riverfront Park Boat Ramp · 14.2 mi · Kansas River
- Kansas River Boat Launch near Kansas City · 16.0 mi · Kansas River
Sources
- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Statewide River Access record -94.97468,38.98487 · Public data (KDWP), no terms stated; credit the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
- OpenStreetMap w677434743 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Statewide River Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.