Oregon / Columbia River /
M. James Gleason Ramp
Boat ramp · on Columbia River · near Portland · 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 4
- Managed by
- Metro
- Website
- oregonmetro.gov
- Coordinates
- 45.60119, -122.61885
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Portland District; the one nearest this launch is of July 23, 2026). Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- SNW within 200 feet of a launching ramp, moorage or houseboat from the east end of N. Portland Harbor eastward along the south shore to the Lower Airport wing dike · a zone at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of Oregon State Marine Board (rules zones joined to our waters and launches; not endorsed by OSMB), read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the COLUMBIA SLOUGH AT PORTLAND, OR gauge · USGS, 7.5 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, 7.5 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 109.4 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.
- Upper Vancouver BAR
Condition survey of July 23, 2026 by the Portland District. Least depth in the channel (Tomahawk Bar): 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
- Elrod Levee Launch West · 1.9 mi · Columbia Slough
- Whitaker Ponds Canoe Launch · 1.9 mi · Columbia Slough
- Elrod Levee Launch East · 1.9 mi · Columbia Slough
- Smith Bybee Wetlands Canoe Launch · 4.7 mi · Smith Lake
- Swan Island Ramp · 5.0 mi · Swan Island Basin
- Lower Government Island · 5.7 mi · Columbia River
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record 4f57b42b-bee3-43d3-8f3e-6ad9a8c1e807 · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- OpenStreetMap n354008180 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n2460685000 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n1844479653 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.