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North Shore Marina

Boat ramp · on Harlan County Lake · near Republican City · Nebraska

Closed

Listed as closed by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Boat Ramps: Due to dropping lake elevations and sediment blocking safe boater access, the Gremlin Cove and Methodist Cove channels are closed. These conditions will not prevent USACE crews from continuing to dredge the Gremlin boater access channel. Access to the reservoir from Patterson Harbor is still open. - Harlan County Lake Notice 7-6-26

source · checked October 18, 2026

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Managed by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Coordinates
40.08677, -99.21958

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Depth contours in feet from Nebraska Game and Parks (fieldwork 2008). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Lake level: Harlan County Lake

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Full pool is 1,945.7 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Harlan County Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

Lake level

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USGS gauge Harlan County Lake Near Republican City, Nebr., 1.1 mi from this launch on Harlan County Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Harlan County Lake

Reservoir in Nebraska. All launches on Harlan County Lake.

Community

Where people who use Harlan County Lake talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Boat Ramps and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District boat ramps (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District boat ramps says commercial; the state agency's listing decides). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.