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Mississippi River Boat Launch near Andalusia
This is a public boat ramp on the Mississippi River near Andalusia, Illinois, run by Mississippi River (78th Ave. W) - Public Use Area.
- No horsepower limit
Zebra mussels (latest report 1997) reported in Mississippi River 3.6 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 20, 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
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp surface
- Gravel
- Car parking
- 3 spaces
- Managed by
- Mississippi River (78th Ave. W) - Public Use Area
- Coordinates
- 41.44161, -90.79674
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of June 5, 2025). Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- Horsepower limit: none · all of Mississippi River rule
From the boating rules map of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 469.3 on Mississippi 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.
- Upper Mississippi River Pool 16 · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of June 5, 2025 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet down to 26 ft below the pool's low control level, 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 Mississippi River
River in Illinois. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Andalusia Slough Boat Ramp · 1.1 mi · Mississippi River
- Clarks Ferry Boat Ramp · 1.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Clark's Ferry Recreation Area · 1.3 mi · Mississippi River
- Big Branch Boat Launch · 1.7 mi · Big Branch
- Buffalo Shores Access · 2.9 mi · Mississippi River
- Buffalo Beach · 3.9 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -90.79674,41.44161 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
Why it is listed as public: listed by Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.