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Lake Erie Boat Launch near Barcelona

Boat ramp · on Lake Erie · near Barcelona · New York

Round gobies

NYS DEC records round gobies (latest 2019) in the water at this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

NYS DEC · checked October 18, 2026

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on Lake Erie 2.1 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2025.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
Car parking
121
Managed by
Local government
Website
dec.ny.gov
Coordinates
42.34181, -79.59460

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of August 11, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone LEZ040, Ripley to Dunkirk NY. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Channel survey

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

  • Barcelona Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of August 11, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Soundings on the sheet down to 18.4 ft below Low Water Datum, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 8 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 Lake Erie

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.