Oregon / Columbia River /
Lower Government Island
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Columbia River · near Fairview · Oregon
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Managed by
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
- Website
- oregon.gov
- Coordinates
- 45.58116, -122.50461
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Portland District; the one nearest this launch is of August 24, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the COLUMBIA SLOUGH AT PORTLAND, OR gauge · USGS, 13.1 mi away on Columbia River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge COLUMBIA SLOUGH AT PORTLAND, OR, 13.1 mi from this launch on Columbia River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 115.2 on Columbia 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.
- Government Island Reach · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of August 24, 2026 by the Portland District. Least depth in the channel (Gov't Island Mid Range): 16 ft; project depth 17 ft. 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 Columbia River
River in Oregon. All launches on Columbia River.
Community
Where people who use Columbia River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Airport Way Launch · 1.9 mi · Columbia Slough
- Blue Lake Park Ramp · 3.2 mi · Blue Lake
- Chinook Landing · 3.3 mi · Columbia River
- Whitaker Ponds Canoe Launch · 5.3 mi · Columbia Slough
- M. James Gleason Ramp · 5.7 mi · Columbia River
- Lewis and Clark State Park · 6.6 mi · Sandy River
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record afadb17f-b4dc-472a-942b-34e3f0b521aa · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.