Ohio / Ohio River /
Old Lock and Dam # 27
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Rome · Ohio
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
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 35 spaces
- Car parking
- 15
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- Lawrence County Commissioners
- Coordinates
- 38.45303, -82.32180
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of August 20, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 300.9 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.
- Greenup Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of August 20, 2024 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet from 3 to 30 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 Ohio. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Farmdale Bridge · 3.2 mi · Guyandotte River
- Guyandotte Ramp · 4.0 mi · Guyandotte River
- Indian Guyan Creek Access · 4.5 mi · Ohio River
- I-64 Bridge Ona · 5.5 mi · Mud River
- Howells Mill Bridge · 5.6 mi · Mud River
- Harris River Front Park · 7.0 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 440008 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 440008 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.