Manistee River Boat Launch
Manistee River Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on the Manistee River near Grayling, Michigan.
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.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the MANISTEE RIVER NEAR GRAYLING, MI gauge · USGS, 3.7 mi away on Manistee River
Water level
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USGS gauge MANISTEE RIVER NEAR GRAYLING, MI, 3.7 mi from this launch on Manistee River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Manistee River
The Manistee River is a 190-mile river in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. It rises in the sand hills of southeastern Antrim County, on the Otsego County line about 6 miles southeast of Alba, and flows generally southwest to Lake Michigan at the city of Manistee. Along the way it drops from about 1,250 to 579 feet, an average gradient of about 2.9 feet per mile. Deep glacial sands give it a steady flow of cold water. The basin covers 1,780 square miles, and the Little Manistee and Pine rivers are among its tributaries. Two hydroelectric dams break the river. The lower one, Tippy Dam, was built in 1918, is operated by Consumers Energy, and stands about 20 miles upstream of the river mouth. More about Manistee River.
Boating rules on Manistee River
- Upper Manistee Natural River: motor vehicles are prohibited within 400 feet of the river's edge except on designated public roads, access roads to designated recreation sites, or trails designated open source
- Upper Manistee Natural River: no dispersed camping within 75 feet of the water for walk-in and canoe camping, or within 175 feet for vehicle camping source
- Forest Service recreation sites on the lower Manistee require a vehicle parking pass (Recreation Enhancement Act) source
Community
Where people who use Manistee River talk about it.
- The Upper Manistee River Association Association
- Upper Manistee River Assoc (@UMRASSOC) Facebook
- Manistee National Recreation River - Huron-Manistee National Forests Agency
- Manistee River | Rivers.gov Agency
- USGS 04124000 Manistee River near Sherman, MI (current conditions) Link
- Search Reddit: r/Michigan Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Manistee River, Michigan Reddit
Nearby launches
- Tree Farm · 0.6 mi · Manistee River
- Hole in the Fence · 1.1 mi · Manistee River
- Hole in the Wall · 1.5 mi · Manistee River
- Yellow Trees Landing · 1.6 mi · Manistee River
- M-72 Access · 3.6 mi · Manistee River
- Cranberry Lake Boat Launch · 3.7 mi · Cranberry Lake
Sources
- Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) record A-40-027 · Public record of the State of Michigan; no restrictions on use stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.