New Salem
Boat ramp · on Sangamon River · near Lewisburg · Illinois
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
- Concrete
- Managed by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 39.96970, -89.83004
Boating rules
- Horsepower limit: none · all of Sangamon 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
- Water level, flow at the SANGAMON RIVER AT PETERSBURG, IL gauge · USGS, 3.0 mi away on Sangamon River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge SANGAMON RIVER AT PETERSBURG, IL, 3.0 mi from this launch on Sangamon River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Sangamon River
River in Illinois. All launches on Sangamon River.
Community
Where people who use Sangamon River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Prairie Lake Boat Launch · 12.4 mi · Prairie Lake
- Gridley Lake Boat Launch · 12.9 mi · Gridley Lake
- Drake Lake Boat Launch · 13.7 mi · Drake Lake
- Carlson Lake Boat Launch near Bath · 25.0 mi · Carlson Lake
- Carlson Lake Boat Launch near Bath · 25.2 mi · Carlson Lake
- The Nature Conservancy's Emiquon Preserve · 29.6 mi
Sources
- Illinois DNR Site Assets (boat ramps) record 04e45a4a-f410-4c06-b42a-4411d71cf1c2 · Public data (Illinois DNR), no terms stated; credit the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Why it is listed as public: listed by Illinois DNR Site Assets (boat ramps). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.