General Dean Recreation Area Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Kaskaskia River · near Carlyle · Illinois
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked October 1, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Asphalt
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 38.61159, -89.35637
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the KASKASKIA RIVER AT CARLYLE, IL gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Kaskaskia River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge KASKASKIA RIVER AT CARLYLE, IL, 0.1 mi from this launch on Kaskaskia River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Kaskaskia River
River in Illinois. All launches on Kaskaskia River.
Community
Where people who use Kaskaskia River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Dam West Recreation Area Boat Ramp · 1.0 mi · Carlyle Reservoir
- Dam West Recreation Area High Water Boat Ramp · 1.1 mi · Carlyle Reservoir
- Dam East Recreation Area West Boat Ramp · 2.2 mi · Carlyle Reservoir
- Dam East Recreation Area Highwater Boat Ramp · 2.3 mi · Carlyle Reservoir
- Peppenhorst Boat and Kayak Launch Area · 3.1 mi · Carlyle Reservoir
- Apache Boat Ramp · 4.1 mi · Carlyle Reservoir
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 207-4028986-7-001 · 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 207-4028986-59 · 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)
- OpenStreetMap n7844908232 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.