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Manchester - Island Creek Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Manchester · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2007) reported in Ohio River 500 m 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
- 3
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 50 spaces
- Car parking
- 24
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Season
- April 1to November 1
- Managed by
- Village of Manchester
- Website
- manchesterohio.org
- Coordinates
- 38.69095, -83.58262
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of April 25, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Ohio Brush Creek near West Union OH gauge · USGS, 11.7 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Ohio Brush Creek near West Union OH, 11.7 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 395.6 on Ohio 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.
- Meldahl Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of April 25, 2023 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.7 to 50.8 ft; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. 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 Ohio River
River in Ohio. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Manchester - Kinfolk Landing · 1.5 mi · Ohio River
- Mackenzie Run Boat Ramp Access · 7.3 mi · Ohio Brush Creek
- Maysville River Park Ramp · 8.7 mi · Ohio River
- Adams Lake State Park · 9.1 mi · Adams Lake
- Aberdeen Village Ramp · 10.1 mi · Ohio River
- Rome Village Boat Ramp · 11.0 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 10004 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record ac0e0b7e-e0b4-40c1-8d17-22030534c1d6 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 10004 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w1066435203 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n9792721746 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) 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.