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Old Stronach Bridge

Old Stronach Bridge is a public boat ramp on the Little Manistee River near Stronach, Michigan, run by the USDA Forest Service.

Aerial view of the river bank beside the bridge, with the lawn and parking pad behind it, September 2022
Aerial view of the river bank beside the bridge, with the lawn and parking pad behind it, September 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Car parking
5 spaces
Restrooms
No
Managed by
USDA Forest Service
Coordinates
44.21014, -86.24524

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Conditions

Water level

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USGS gauge L MANISTEE R AT NINE MILE BRIDGE NR FREESOIL, MI, 7.5 mi from this launch on Little Manistee River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Little Manistee River

The Little Manistee River is a 64.6-mile tributary of the Manistee River in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula. It rises in the southeast corner of Ellsworth Township in Lake County, southeast of the village of Luther, and flows west-northwest to its mouth at the southeast end of Manistee Lake in Manistee County. From Manistee Lake, a channel leads to Lake Michigan. More than 53 percent of the watershed is public land. More about Little Manistee River.

Boating rules on Little Manistee River

  • Michigan Recreation Passport required at DNR access points; federal pass (or day pass) required at National Forest sites source

Community

Where people who use Little Manistee River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) and Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.