Ohio / Muskingum River /
Luke Chute Lock and Dam
Boat ramp · on Muskingum River · near Waterford · Ohio
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
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 18 spaces
- Car parking
- 18
- Restrooms
- Vault toilet
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- ODNR Division of Parks & Recreation
- Website
- parks.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 39.53797, -81.72101
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Muskingum River at Beverly OH gauge · USGS, 4.3 mi away on Muskingum River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Muskingum River at Beverly OH, 4.3 mi from this launch on Muskingum River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, under 0.1 mi away (straight line; direction not known).
Luke Chute Dam No. 5 southeast of Stockport off S.R. 266, portage river right or take lock on river right
· Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords) - Dam, 8.8 mi downstream.
Beverly Lock No. 4 off S.R. 60 in Beverly, take canal river left and portage river left at lock or use lock on river left
· Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords)
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On Muskingum River
River in Ohio. All launches on Muskingum River.
Community
Where people who use Muskingum River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Stockport Lock and Dam # 6 · 3.7 mi · Muskingum River
- Beverly Ramp · 4.2 mi · Muskingum River
- McConnelsville Lock and Dam Ramp #7 · 9.1 mi · Muskingum River
- McConnelsville Wharf Park · 10.5 mi · Muskingum River
- Malta Village Ramp · 10.6 mi · Muskingum River
- Jesse Owens Wildlife Area Lake MB-100 Boat Ramp · 11.2 mi
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 840019 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 840019 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife Facilities (DOW_Facilities), boat launch ramps record 918 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap n10757226766 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1156770333 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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) and Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife Facilities (DOW_Facilities), boat launch ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.