Lacon Public Access
Boat ramp · on Illinois River · near Lacon · Illinois
Zebra mussels (latest report 2010) reported in the water at 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.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of August 31, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the ILLINOIS RIVER AT HENRY, IL gauge · USGS, 6.5 mi away on Illinois River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge ILLINOIS RIVER AT HENRY, IL, 6.5 mi from this launch on Illinois River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 189.1 on Illinois 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.
- IL Waterway Peoria Pool · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of August 31, 2022 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet from 2.3 to 25.8 ft below the pool's low control level; 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 Illinois River
River in Illinois. All launches on Illinois River.
Community
Where people who use Illinois River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Marshall SFWA - Spring Branch Unit · 1.9 mi · Wightman Lake
- Babb Slough Boat Launch · 4.9 mi · Babb Slough
- Peoria Lake Boat Launch near Rome · 10.3 mi · Peoria Lake
- Hennepin Canal Boat Launch near Wyanet · 25.7 mi · Hennepin Canal
- Coal Creek Boat Launch near Buda · 26.0 mi · Coal Creek
- Coal Creek Boat Launch near Sheffield · 26.7 mi · Coal Creek
Sources
- OpenStreetMap n6881264622 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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