Kentucky / Ohio River /
Old Lock & Dam #50
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Weston · Kentucky
Quagga mussels (latest report 2005) and zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in Ohio River 2.8 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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 26 to 50 vehicles
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.46734, -88.09182
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of July 13, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 876.9 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.
- Smithland Pool Ohio River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of July 13, 2026 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet from 0.7 to 35.6 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 Kentucky. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Caseyville · 4.8 mi · Ohio River
- Grangertown Landing · 6.8 mi · Tradewater River
- Old Providence Road Ramp · 7.0 mi · Tradewater River
- VFW Bridge · 7.6 mi · Tradewater River
- Blackford Ramp · 8.6 mi · Tradewater River
- Fishtrap Bridge Access · 11.3 mi · Tradewater River
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 139 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n3012625890 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.