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Kaskaskia River Lock & Dam - Recreation Area South Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool · near Ellis Grove · Illinois
Zebra mussels (latest report 1995) reported in Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool 920 m 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
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked October 5, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 37.97969, -89.94343
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool
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Nearby launches
- Kaskaskia River Lock & Dam - Recreation Area North Boat Ramp · 0.6 mi · Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool
- St. Mary Access · 7.0 mi · Old River
- Randolph County Lake Boat Launch · 7.8 mi · Randolph County Lake
- White Swan Boat Ramp · 13.5 mi · Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool
- Wood Duck Marina Boat Ramp · 15.0 mi
- Joe's Landing Boat Ramp · 15.0 mi · Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 9957-1173411-7-002 · 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 recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap n8043257156 © 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). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.