Indiana / Yellow River /
Knox
Boat ramp · on Yellow River · near Knox · Indiana
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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- City of Knox Park Dept
- Coordinates
- 41.30265, -86.62162
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the YELLOW RIVER AT KNOX, IN gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Yellow River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge YELLOW RIVER AT KNOX, IN, 0.1 mi from this launch on Yellow River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 11.7 on Yellow River · Indiana DNR river miles, placed between its mile markers
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, under 0.1 mi upstream: Yellow River dam in Knox. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Indiana DNR river miles, Indiana DNR low-head dams.
On Yellow River
River in Indiana. All launches on Yellow River.
Community
Where people who use Yellow River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Bass Lake Boat Launch · 6.3 mi · Bass Lake
- Kankakee River Boat Launch · 6.5 mi · Kankakee River
- Flat Lake Boat Launch · 9.8 mi · Flat Lake
- Kankakee & Yellow Rivers, The Points · 10.8 mi · Kankakee River
- Hartz Lake Boat Launch · 10.9 mi · Hartz Lake
- Koontz Lake Boat Launch · 10.9 mi · Koontz Lake
Sources
- Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife) record 322 · Public data (IndianaMap / IDNR DFW), disclaimer; IDNR must be acknowledged as the source
Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.