Lucas County - Cooley Canal Launch Ramp
Boat ramp · on Lake Erie · near Curtice · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 1990) reported in Lake Erie 4.1 km from 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
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 3
- Trailer parking
- 140 spaces
- Car parking
- 100
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- Lucas County
- Website
- co.lucas.oh.us
- Coordinates
- 41.66945, -83.28660
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of September 2, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone LEZ142, Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Cooley Canal Harbor · 0.4 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 2, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 0.5 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 4 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 Lake Erie
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Community
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Nearby launches
- Lucas County Cooley Canal Boat Ramp · 0.2 mi · Lake Erie
- Yondota Boat Launch · 1.4 mi · Secor Bay
- Metzger Marsh Unit · 2.7 mi · Wards Canal
- Metzger Marsh Launch Ramp · 2.7 mi · Lake Erie-Ward Canal
- Bayshore Wildlife Access · 7.6 mi · Lake Erie
- Turtle Creek Fishing Access · 8.0 mi · Lake Erie-Turtle Creek
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 480011 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 480011 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.