Missouri / Ellis Lake /
Lincoln-Shields Recreation Area South Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ellis Lake · near West Alton · Missouri
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked September 30, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 38.88051, -90.19016
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Louis District; the one nearest this launch is of January 13, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Pool 26 Upper Mississippi · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of January 13, 2022 by the St. Louis District. Soundings on the sheet down to 98.8 ft below Low Water Datum, 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 Ellis Lake
Lake in Missouri. All launches on Ellis Lake.
Nearby launches
- Lincoln-Shields Recreation Area North Boat Ramp · 0.1 mi · Ellis Lake
- Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary West Boat Ramp · 0.7 mi · Teal Pond
- Alta Villa East Boat Ramp · 2.4 mi · Brickhouse Slough
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area · 4.1 mi · Missouri River
- Upper Mississippi Conservation Area · 4.3 mi · Brickhouse Slough
- Gordon More Lake · 4.4 mi · Gorden Moore Lake
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 201-2567138-7-002 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.