Ohio / Big Walnut Creek /

Nafzger Park Access

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Big Walnut Creek · near Whitehall · Ohio

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
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Coordinates
39.92484, -82.86497

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Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge Big Walnut Creek at Rees OH, 6.8 mi from this launch on Big Walnut Creek: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River hazards
  • Hazard, 3.4 mi downstream. BRIDGE CONTRUCTION - Portage available during contruction hours. Small channel open when construction workers are not present. · Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords)
  • Hazard, 7.4 mi downstream. Take out to portage around Groveport Road bridge; river funnels through culvert. Portage river right, do not paddle under bridge. · Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords)
  • Hazard, 8.7 mi upstream. Creekside Park footbridge only a few feet above normal water levels, must portage around. · Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords)

Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.

Sources: Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords).

On Big Walnut Creek

River in Ohio. All launches on Big Walnut Creek.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.