Wisconsin / Mississippi River /
Lower Fountain City
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Fountain City · Wisconsin
Quagga mussels (latest report 2005) and zebra mussels (latest report 2005) reported in the water at this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · 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
- Fee charged
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge
- Coordinates
- 44.12157, -91.70859
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Paul District; the one nearest this launch is of September 12, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 732.1 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its 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.
- Pool 5A Upper Mississippi · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 12, 2025 by the St. Paul District. Soundings on the sheet from 4.6 to 26.8 ft below the pool's low control level; 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 Mississippi River
River in Wisconsin. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Upper Boat Landing · 0.8 mi · Mississippi River
- Mississippi River, Verchota Landing Public Water Access Site · 2.1 mi · Bartlet Lake
- Minn City Boat Club Boat Launch · 2.2 mi
- Merrick State Park South · 2.9 mi · Fountain City Bay-Mississippi River
- Mississippi River, Upper McNally Landing Public Water Access Site · 2.9 mi
- Merrick State Park · 3.2 mi · Fountain City Bay-Mississippi River
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record cab0d502-0813-48f5-b3de-345cc0f8321f · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites record 887 · Public data (Wisconsin DNR open data), DNR disclaimer; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w1269168041 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.