Oregon / Owyhee Lake /
Leslie Gulch
Boat ramp · on Owyhee Lake · Oregon
Oregon Health Authority has a harmful algae precaution for this water (September 21, 2026). Precaution issued due to detection of toxins (see image below). Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.
Oregon Health Authority · 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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Managed by
- Vale District BLM
- Website
- blm.gov
- Coordinates
- 43.32173, -117.32565
Boating rules
- SNW within 200 feet of Leslie Glutch boat ramp · a zone at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of Oregon State Marine Board (rules zones joined to our waters and launches; not endorsed by OSMB), read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Lake Owyhee and Owyhee Dam · Reclamation
Lake level: Owyhee Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) (Lake Owyhee and Owyhee Dam), daily; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Owyhee Lake
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Owyhee Lake.
Community
Where people who use Owyhee Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Historic Birch Creek Ranch Campground · 10.9 mi · Owyhee River
- Upper Cow Lake Boat Launch · 15.3 mi · Upper Cow Lake
- Indian Creek Ramp · 20.3 mi · Owyhee Lake
- McCormack Campground · 20.6 mi · Owyhee Lake
- Gordon Gulch Day Use · 21.3 mi · Owyhee Lake
- Lake Owyhee Dam Ramp · 22.6 mi · Owyhee Lake
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record 049c8a3f-c401-47e5-9aee-7a4246dac6f1 · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- Bureau of Land Management National Recreation Site Points (boat launches, ramps and takeouts) record 21357e54-c799-4a9e-afdd-b0999e96a38d · US federal government data, public domain (Bureau of Land Management); cite BLM
- OpenStreetMap n5151301271 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites and Bureau of Land Management National Recreation Site Points (boat launches, ramps and takeouts). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.