Kentucky / Ohio River /
Petersburg Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Petersburg · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 1999) reported in Ohio River 1.7 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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 39.07035, -84.86961
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of May 10, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 495.0 on Ohio River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation 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.
- Markland Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of May 10, 2022 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet down to 80.3 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
- Ratliff Landing Tanners Creek · 0.8 mi · Tanners Creek
- Shawnee Lookout County Park Access · 5.7 mi · Great Miami River
- Hamilton County Parks - Shawnee Lookout · 5.7 mi · Great Miami River
- Laughrey Creek Boat Launch · 7.0 mi · Laughery Creek
- Camp Ernst Lake Boat Launch · 9.9 mi · Camp Ernst Lake
- Arnold's Creek Boat Launch · 10.2 mi · Arnold Creek
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 50 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n13656636592 © 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.