Kaskaskia River Boat Launch near Red Bud
This is a public boat ramp on the Kaskaskia River near Red Bud, Illinois, run by Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area.
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
- Ramp surface
- Gravel
- Car parking
- 5 spaces
- Managed by
- Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Coordinates
- 38.23283, -89.89759
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Louis District; the one nearest this launch is of October 19, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR RED BUD, IL gauge · USGS, 3.1 mi away on Kaskaskia River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR RED BUD, IL, 3.1 mi from this launch on Kaskaskia River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 22.4 on Kaskaskia River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Pool KK1 Kaskaskia River · 0.3 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of October 19, 2023 by the St. Louis District. Soundings on the sheet down to 25.4 ft, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Kaskaskia River
River in Illinois. All launches on Kaskaskia River.
Community
Where people who use Kaskaskia River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Baldwin Lake Boat Ramp · 1.1 mi · Baldwin Lake
- Joe's Landing Boat Ramp · 2.8 mi · Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool
- Wood Duck Marina Boat Ramp · 3.0 mi
- White Swan Boat Ramp · 4.2 mi · Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool
- New Athens Public Boat Ramp · 6.1 mi · Kaskaskia River
- Teal Lake Boat Launch · 6.4 mi · Teal Lake
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -89.89759,38.23283 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
Why it is listed as public: listed by 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.