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Lake Ontario Boat Launch near Oswego

Boat ramp · on Lake Ontario · near Oswego · New York

Invasive species

NYS DEC records zebra mussels (latest 2023), curly-leaf pondweed (latest 2021), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2023), European frog-bit (latest 2021), round gobies (latest 2017), starry stonewort (latest 2021) and water chestnut (latest 2021) 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
100
Managed by
Local government
Website
dec.ny.gov
Coordinates
43.46274, -76.51861

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 September 16, 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 LOZ044, Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Channel survey

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

  • Oswego Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of September 16, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 3 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 21 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 Ontario

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Nearby launches

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.