Old River Lock Channel Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Lower Old River · near Torras · Louisiana
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked August 20, 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
- 31.00474, -91.67558
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New Orleans District; the one nearest this launch is of September 22, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Old River Outflow Channel below Hydropower Channel gauge · USGS, 4.6 mi away on Lower Old River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Old River Outflow Channel below Hydropower Channel, 4.6 mi from this launch on Lower Old River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- OR Lock Chamber
Condition survey of September 22, 2026 by the New Orleans District. Soundings on the sheet down to 80.2 ft, with bars at or above it. 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 Lower Old River
River in Louisiana. All launches on Lower Old River.
Community
Where people who use Lower Old River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Old River Lock Mud Hole Boat Ramp · 0.7 mi · Lower Old River
- Old River Lock Kellers Lake Boat Ramp · 1.4 mi · Kellers Lake
- Carr's Point Launch · 1.7 mi · Upper Old River
- Grand Bay Boat Launch · 5.4 mi · Grand Bay
- Moreau Lake Boat Launch · 5.6 mi · Moreau Lake
- Knox Landing · 7.2 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 103460-3016778-7-001 · 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)
- OpenStreetMap n10217345442 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.