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Pere Marquette State Park Boat Launch

Boat ramp · on Stump Lake · near Brussels · Illinois

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
Motors
No horsepower limit
Ramp surface
concrete
Managed by
Mississippi River Wildlife Management Area
Coordinates
38.97313, -90.54542

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Louis District; the one nearest this launch is of January 19, 2022). Not for navigation.

Boating rules

  • Horsepower limit: none · all of Stump Lake rule

From the boating rules map of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Pool IL1 Illinois River · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Hydrographic survey of January 19, 2022 by the St. Louis District. Soundings on the sheet down to 30.4 ft below Low Water Datum, 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 Stump Lake

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Sources

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