Kentucky / Ohio River /
Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area Carrydown
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Ohio River · near Gurley Landing · Kentucky
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)
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.95841, -86.05220
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of August 20, 2019). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the OHIO RIVER BELOW RIVERVIEW PK NR LOUISVILLE, KY gauge · USGS, 14.7 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
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USGS gauge OHIO RIVER BELOW RIVERVIEW PK NR LOUISVILLE, KY, 14.7 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 637.8 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.
- Cannelton Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of August 20, 2019 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet down to 56.4 ft, with bars at or above it; 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
- West Point Ramp - Salt River · 6.7 mi · Salt River
- Riverview Park Ramp · 6.8 mi · Flippins Run
- Greenwood Ramp · 15.4 mi · Ohio River
- Salt River Boat Ramp · 19.1 mi · Salt River
- Wolf Creek Ramp · 21.1 mi · Wolf Creek
- Blue River Public Access Site · 21.6 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 425 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n9742122511 © 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.