Ohio / Piedmont Lake /
Kirkwood Ramp
Boat ramp · on Piedmont Lake · near Sewellsville · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2014) reported in this water (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
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- Up to 10 hp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 5 spaces
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
- Website
- mwcdlakes.com
- Coordinates
- 40.10954, -81.15976
Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR. Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- Horsepower: 10 HP · all of Piedmont Lake rule
From the boating rules map of Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft, read October 19, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Piedmont Lake · USACE
Lake level
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 913.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Piedmont Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Piedmont Lake
Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on Piedmont Lake.
Community
Where people who use Piedmont Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Reynolds Road Launch Ramp · 1.7 mi · Piedmont Lake
- Piedmont Marina · 5.3 mi · Piedmont Lake
- Barnesville Memorial Park · 7.8 mi · Barnesville Lake
- Barkcamp State Park · 8.3 mi · Belmont Lake
- Clendening Marina · 9.8 mi · Clendening Lake
- Clendening Ramp · 10.4 mi · Clendening Lake
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 70011 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 70011 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.