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Newport Ferry Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Newport · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2006) reported in Ohio River 2.4 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
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Managed by
- Newport Ferry
- Coordinates
- 39.39190, -81.21316
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the OHIO RIVER AT MARIETTA, OH gauge · USGS, 13.1 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT MARIETTA, OH, 13.1 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 155.2 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.
On Ohio River
River in Ohio. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- St. Mary's Marina Boat Ramp · 0.4 mi · Ohio River
- Ohio River - French Creek Embayment · 2.2 mi · French Creek
- Leith Run Recreation Area - Wayne National Forest · 5.0 mi · Ohio River
- Frontier Boat Launch · 6.0 mi · Ohio River
- Middle Island Creek - Sugar Creek · 6.8 mi · Middle Island Creek
- Frontier Boat Ramp · 7.3 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 840008 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
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.