Ozark Pool Springhill Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Arkansas River · near Barling · Arkansas
Zebra mussels (latest report 1994) reported in Arkansas River 2.4 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
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked September 22, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 35.34207, -94.28551
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Little Rock District; the one nearest this launch is of October 7, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Arkansas River at Ft. Smith, Ar. gauge · USGS, 8.9 mi away on Arkansas River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Arkansas River at Ft. Smith, Ar., 8.9 mi from this launch on Arkansas River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 291.9 on Arkansas 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.
- Ozark-Jetta Taylor · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of October 7, 2026 by the Little Rock District. Soundings on the sheet from 3.5 to 18.8 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 Arkansas River
River in Arkansas. All launches on Arkansas River.
Community
Where people who use Arkansas River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pool 13 Springhill Park Boat Ramp · 1.4 mi · Massard Creek
- Massard Creek Boat Ramp · 1.6 mi · Massard Creek
- Vache Grasse Boat Ramp · 2.9 mi · Arkansas River
- Fort Smith Park Boat Ramp · 7.8 mi · Arkansas River
- Christmas Knob Access · 8.0 mi · Christmas Lake
- Lee Creek COE Boat Ramp · 9.2 mi · Arkansas River
Sources
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access record {961383ED-BE10-46CF-9A11-FA98FB88A555} · Public data (AGFC), no terms stated; credit the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 10632-252430-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District boat ramps record {22131EC8-C6C2-4DA2-9A02-28C20171B462} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap n5654293534 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.