Meherrin Park
Boat ramp · on Meherrin River · near Emporia · Virginia
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
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- City of Emporia
- Coordinates
- 36.68162, -77.53265
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the MEHERRIN RIVER AT EMPORIA, VA gauge · USGS, 0.7 mi away on Meherrin River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge MEHERRIN RIVER AT EMPORIA, VA, 0.7 mi from this launch on Meherrin River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 1.9 mi upstream: Emporia Dam (run-of-river dam), 42.5 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On Meherrin River
River in Virginia. All launches on Meherrin River.
Community
Where people who use Meherrin River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Farmers Market · 0.7 mi · Meherrin River
- Emporia Boat Launch · 1.9 mi · Emporia Reservoir
- Purdy · 11.5 mi · Nottoway River
- Jarratt · 11.7 mi · Nottoway River
- Brunswick Lake · 14.0 mi · Brunswick County Lake
- Gaston · 15.1 mi · Roanoke River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {D222391D-1D9C-4587-AEE5-DD2937BE3D44} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.