New York / St. Lawrence River /
Paterson Street Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on St. Lawrence River · near Ogdensburg · New York
NYS DEC records zebra mussels (latest 2004), round gobies (latest 2013), starry stonewort (latest 2014) and water chestnut (latest 2025) in St. Lawrence River 860 m from this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
NYS DEC · checked October 18, 2026
Quagga mussels (latest report 1991) reported in St. Lawrence River 1.4 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
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
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Car parking
- 25
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 44.70450, -75.48817
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of August 20, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Ogdensburg Harbor
Condition survey of August 20, 2025 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 2.4 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 19 ft. 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 St. Lawrence River
River in New York. All launches on St. Lawrence River.
Community
Where people who use St. Lawrence River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Oswegatchie River Boat Launch near Ogdensburg · 0.6 mi · Oswegatchie River
- Eel Weir State Park · 5.2 mi · Oswegatchie River
- Oswegatchie River Boat Launch near Heuvelton · 7.5 mi · Oswegatchie River
- Lower Lake Carry-in Access · 12.6 mi · Lower Lake
- Fish Creek Carry-in Access near Ogdensburg · 13.0 mi · Fish Creek
- Jacques Cartier State Park · 13.8 mi · St. Lawrence River
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -75.48801,44.70431 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- OpenStreetMap n677087768 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.