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Ohio River Boat Ramp

Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Metropolis · Illinois

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2012) reported in the water at 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
Ramp surface
Concrete
Managed by
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Coordinates
37.14233, -88.71086

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of April 30, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

On the river

River mile 942.2 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.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Olmsted Pool Ohio River
    Condition survey of April 30, 2026 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet from 2.4 to 68.7 ft; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Ohio River

River in Illinois. All launches on Ohio River.

Community

Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

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.