Lake Erie Boat Launch near Dunkirk
Boat ramp · on Lake Erie · near Dunkirk · New York
NYS DEC records zebra mussels (latest 2022), Asian clams (latest 1998), curly-leaf pondweed (latest 2022), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2022), round gobies (latest 2021) and water hyacinth (latest 2023) 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
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
- 50
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 42.48849, -79.33632
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 June 23, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone LEZ041, Dunkirk to Buffalo NY. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Dunkirk Harbor
Condition survey of June 23, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 2.5 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 8 ft. 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
Lake in New York. All launches on Lake Erie.
Community
Where people who use Lake Erie talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Cassadaga Lakes Boat Launch · 9.6 mi · Middle Cassadaga Lake
- Bear Lake Boat Launch · 9.9 mi · Bear Lake
- Sunset Bay State Marine Park Boat Launch · 11.6 mi · Cattaraugus Creek
- Hanover Boat Launch · 11.8 mi · Cattaraugus Creek
- Lake Erie Boat Launch near Barcelona · 16.7 mi · Lake Erie
- Lakeside Park Boat Launch · 18.8 mi · Chautauqua Lake
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -79.33606,42.48838 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- OpenStreetMap w1072405648 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1072405649 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1072405650 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1072405651 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.