Mason
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Mason · West Virginia
Zebra mussels (latest report 2008) reported in Ohio River 2.0 km 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
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 100 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- Local government
- Coordinates
- 39.02489, -82.03035
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of April 12, 2021). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the OHIO RIVER AT POINT PLEASANT, WV gauge · USGS, 13.8 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT POINT PLEASANT, WV, 13.8 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 250.2 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.
- RC Byrd Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of April 12, 2021 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet down to 50.3 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 Ohio River
River in West Virginia. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pomeroy City Boat Ramp · 0.2 mi · Ohio River
- Middleport Boat Ramp · 1.7 mi · Ohio River
- Syracuse Village Ramp · 3.7 mi · Ohio River
- Village of Cheshire Boat Ramp · 6.9 mi · Ohio River
- Racine Village Ramp · 7.1 mi · Ohio River
- McClintic Lake Ponds · 9.1 mi · Oldtown Creek
Sources
- West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites record -82.03030,39.02486 · Public data (WVDNR), general information only, not for navigation; credit to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources appreciated
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 10152-0-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 10152-0-7- 001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- OpenStreetMap n2262263744 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.