West Virginia / Kanawha River /
Leon Public Access Area
Boat ramp · on Kanawha River · near Leon · West Virginia
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
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 20 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- West Virginia DNR Wildlife Resources Section
- Coordinates
- 38.75029, -81.96130
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of February 28, 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 12.0 on Kanawha River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation 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.
- RC Byrd Pool Kanawha River
Hydrographic survey of February 28, 2020 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet down to 34.2 ft, with bars at or above it; 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 Kanawha River
River in West Virginia. All launches on Kanawha River.
Community
Where people who use Kanawha River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Chief Cornstalk WMA Lake · 4.4 mi · Chief Cornstalk Lake
- Buffalo Boat Ramp · 9.9 mi · Kanawha River
- Mill Creek - Jackson County Fairgrounds · 10.4 mi · Mill Creek
- Apple Grove Wildlife Area · 10.6 mi · Ohio River
- Krodel Park · 10.9 mi · Krodel Lake
- Point Pleasant Launch Ramp · 11.0 mi · Kanawha River
Sources
- West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites record -81.96124,38.75029 · Public data (WVDNR), general information only, not for navigation; credit to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources appreciated
- OpenStreetMap n674527402 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.