Louisiana / Mississippi River /
Knox Landing
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Vidalia · Louisiana
Zebra mussels (latest report 1993) reported in Mississippi River 3.2 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 lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 31.07222, -91.58269
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New Orleans District; the one nearest this launch is of September 30, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 313.6 on Mississippi 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.
- OLD River Control
Condition survey of September 30, 2026 by the New Orleans District. Soundings on the sheet down to 79.9 ft below the Low Water Reference Plane, 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 Mississippi River
River in Louisiana. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Carr's Point Launch · 5.8 mi · Upper Old River
- Black Hawk Lake · 6.2 mi
- Grand Bay Boat Launch · 6.5 mi · Grand Bay
- Old River Lock Mud Hole Boat Ramp · 7.0 mi · Lower Old River
- Lac A' Sostien Boat Launch · 7.2 mi · Lac A"Sostien
- Old River Lock Channel Boat Ramp · 7.2 mi · Lower Old River
Sources
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches record -91.58272,31.07220 · Public data (LDWF), no terms stated; credit the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 103460-3016779-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- OpenStreetMap n10217351230 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches and 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.