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Kaw Point

Boat ramp · on Kansas River · near Kansas City · Kansas

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in Kansas River 4.4 km 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

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
concrete
Coordinates
39.11585, -94.61152

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Kansas City District; the one nearest this launch is of August 12, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge KANSAS R AT KANSAS CITY, KS, 1.8 mi from this launch on Kansas River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • MO 4 LMR · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of August 12, 2026 by the Kansas City District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.6 to 41.5 ft; 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 Kansas River

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Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

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.