Kentucky / Ohio River /
Metropolis Ferry
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Paducah · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 2012) reported in Ohio River 1.4 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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.13993, -88.74132
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of March 9, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the OHIO RIVER AT PADUCAH, KY gauge · USGS, 8.8 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT PADUCAH, KY, 8.8 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 943.9 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.
- Olmsted Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of March 9, 2024 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet down to 92.7 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 Kentucky. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Metropolis Lake Ramp · 1.4 mi · Metropolis Lake
- Ohio River Boat Ramp · 1.7 mi · Ohio River
- West KY WMA Ramp · 4.0 mi · Bayou Creek
- Paducah Ramp · 7.8 mi · Ohio River
- Broadway Street Ramp · 8.9 mi · Tennessee River
- Mermet Lake Boat Launch near Joppa · 9.3 mi · Mermet Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 360 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n8026281501 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.