Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area Boat Launch
Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on the Ocklawaha River near Belleview, Florida, run by the St. Johns River Water Management District.
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
- Managed by
- St. Johns River Water Management District
- Coordinates
- 29.11347, -81.92519
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the OCKLAWAHA RIVER AT MOSS BLUFF, FL gauge · USGS, 3.5 mi away on Ocklawaha River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OCKLAWAHA RIVER AT MOSS BLUFF, FL, 3.5 mi from this launch on Ocklawaha River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Ocklawaha River
The Ocklawaha River is a 74-mile river in north-central Florida. It flows north from the Harris Chain of Lakes in Lake County and joins the St. Johns River near Palatka, and it is the St. Johns' principal tributary. Its best-known tributary is the Silver River, which carries the discharge of Silver Springs. The name comes from the Creek word ak-lowahe, meaning "muddy." In Marion and Putnam counties the upper river is largely channelized. In the 1960s the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Rodman Dam, since renamed the Kirkpatrick Dam, for the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Closing the dam in 1968 flooded Rodman Reservoir, which covers about 13,000 acres. Below the dam the river returns to a more natural state on its way to the St. Johns. More about Ocklawaha River.
Community
Where people who use Ocklawaha River talk about it.
- Oklawaha River Aquatic Preserve Agency
- Ocklawaha River - FWC fishing site Agency
- Ocklawaha Paddling Trail - Putnam County Agency
- Rodman Recreation Area - Florida State Parks Agency
- Free the Ocklawaha Coalition Association
- Free The Ocklawaha - Florida Springs Council Association
- Ocklawaha Fishing Reports - Outdoor Update Forum
- The "Ocklawahaman" Paul Nosca reports Link
- Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Ocklawaha River, Florida Reddit
Nearby launches
- Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area Canoe Launch · 1.6 mi
- Moss Bluff North Public Boat Ramp · 3.4 mi · Ocklawaha River
- Moss Bluff South Public Boat Ramp · 3.6 mi · Ocklawaha River
- Redwater Lake Undeveloped Access · 6.2 mi · Redwater Lake
- Ocala National Forest - Lake Mary Primitive Boat Launch · 6.2 mi · Lake Mary (Marion County)
- Ocala National Forest - Lake Catherine Primitive Boat Ramp · 6.4 mi · Lake Jumper
Sources
- St. Johns River Water Management District Recreational Amenities (boat and canoe launches) record -81.92519,29.11347 · SJRWMD GIS content, provided as is to the public without warranty; credit SJRWMD
Why it is listed as public: listed by St. Johns River Water Management District Recreational Amenities (boat and canoe launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.