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Mississippi River Boat Launch near Moline
This is a public boat ramp on the Mississippi River near Moline, Illinois, run by Moline Municipal Ramp (West).
- No horsepower limit
- Paved ramp
Zebra mussels (latest report 2020) reported in the water at 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
- Paved
- Car parking
- 260 spaces
- Managed by
- Moline Municipal Ramp (West)
- Coordinates
- 41.51474, -90.49330
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 April 28, 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 486.9 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 4.1 mi downstream: Mississippi River Lock & Dam No. 15 (large impoundment), 41 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Dam, 6.5 mi upstream: Mississippi River lock & dam No.14 (large impoundment). · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Upper Mississippi River Pool 15 · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of April 28, 2025 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.5 to 15.9 ft below the pool's low control level; 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
- Leach Park Boat Ramp · 1.3 mi · Mississippi River
- Mississippi River Boat Launch near East Moline · 1.7 mi · Mississippi River
- Eagle's Landing Boat Ramp · 3.6 mi · Mississippi River
- Harold's Landing · 3.7 mi · Rock River
- Centennial Park Boat Ramp · 5.1 mi · Mississippi River
- Potter Lake Boat Launch near Rock Island · 5.8 mi · Potter Lake
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -90.49330,41.51474 · 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.