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Niagara River – Tonawanda Channel Boat Launch near Tonawanda

Boat ramp · on Niagara River – Tonawanda Channel · near Tonawanda · New York

Invasive species

NYS DEC records brittle naiad (latest 2023), curly-leaf pondweed (latest 2023), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2024), European frog-bit (latest 2019), flowering rush (latest 2023), hydrilla (latest 2022), round gobies (latest 2025) and starry stonewort (latest 2023) in the water at this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

NYS DEC · checked October 18, 2026

Quagga mussels

Quagga mussels (latest report 1992) reported in Niagara River – Tonawanda Channel 2.6 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 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
Fee charged
Ramp lanes
2
Ramp surface
concrete
Car parking
55
Managed by
Local government
Website
dec.ny.gov
Coordinates
43.00960, -78.91031

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