Mano Point
Boat ramp · on Oil Creek · near Derby · Indiana
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 17, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Restrooms
- Double Vault Toilet
- Season
- Year Round
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 38.04379, -86.51985
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of August 20, 2019). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Cannelton Pool Ohio River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of August 20, 2019 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet down to 89.8 ft, with bars at or above it; 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 Oil Creek
River in Indiana. All launches on Oil Creek.
Community
Where people who use Oil Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Derby · 1.1 mi · Ohio River
- Rainbow Lake Boat Launch · 1.1 mi · Rainbow Lake
- Yellowbank WMA · 4.3 mi · Yellowbank Creek
- Concordia Park Ramp · 4.8 mi · Spring Creek
- Poison Creek · 5.0 mi · Ohio River
- Alton · 7.5 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5146.009981 · US federal government data, public domain
Why it is listed as public: listed by USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.