Ohio River - Ravenswood
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Ravenswood · West Virginia
Zebra mussels (latest report 2010) reported in Ohio River 2.5 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
- Ramp lanes
- 4
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 100 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 38.94110, -81.75784
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of October 3, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 221.1 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.
- Racine Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of October 3, 2024 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet from 5.2 to 41.6 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 West Virginia. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Turkey Run Lake Boat Launch · 2.1 mi · Turkey Run Lake
- Old Town Creek Access · 3.2 mi · Ohio River
- Mill Creek - Junction 62/33 · 5.8 mi · Mill Creek
- Mill Creek - Jackson County Fairgrounds · 6.9 mi · Mill Creek
- Apple Grove Wildlife Area · 7.0 mi · Ohio River
- Rollins Lake Carry Down · 7.9 mi · Mill Creek
Sources
- West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites record -81.75753,38.94122 · Public data (WVDNR), general information only, not for navigation; credit to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources appreciated
- OpenStreetMap n2622747927 © 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.