Laketon
Boat ramp · on Eel River · near Laketon · Indiana
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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible
- Managed by
- Tri-County Fish & Wildlife Area
- Coordinates
- 40.97258, -85.83366
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER, IN gauge · USGS, 3.0 mi away on Eel River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER, IN, 3.0 mi from this launch on Eel River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 47.2 on Eel River · Indiana DNR river miles, placed between its mile markers
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 0.7 mi downstream: Eel River Dam South of Laketon (partial: does not span the whole channel), 3 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 9.8 mi downstream: Stockdale Dam (In-Channel) (partial: does not span the whole channel), 6 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Indiana DNR river miles, Indiana DNR low-head dams.
On Eel River
River in Indiana. All launches on Eel River.
Community
Where people who use Eel River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Bear Grass · 3.4 mi · Eel River
- Liberty Mills · 6.4 mi · Eel River
- Old Mill Site · 7.0 mi · Eel River
- Lagro · 10.9 mi · Wabash River
- Beaver Dam Lake Boat Launch · 11.0 mi · Beaver Dam Lake
- Wabash · 12.6 mi · Wabash River
Sources
- Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife) record 385 · Public data (IndianaMap / IDNR DFW), disclaimer; IDNR must be acknowledged as the source
- OpenStreetMap n8200044409 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.