West Virginia / French Creek /
Ohio River - French Creek Embayment
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on French Creek · near Belmont · West Virginia
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- West Virginia DNR Wildlife Resources Section
- Coordinates
- 39.38449, -81.25252
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of March 14, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Willow Island Pool Ohio River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of March 14, 2023 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet from 3 to 47.1 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 French Creek
Stream in West Virginia. All launches on French Creek.
Nearby launches
- Newport Ferry Ramp · 2.2 mi · Ohio River
- St. Mary's Marina Boat Ramp · 2.5 mi · Ohio River
- Leith Run Recreation Area - Wayne National Forest · 6.9 mi · Ohio River
- Frontier Boat Launch · 8.0 mi · Ohio River
- Ohio River Carry-in Access · 8.8 mi · Ohio River
- Middle Island Creek - Sugar Creek · 9.0 mi · Middle Island Creek
Sources
- West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites record -81.25256,39.38453 · Public data (WVDNR), general information only, not for navigation; credit to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources appreciated
- OpenStreetMap n2198877125 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w921556926 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.