Oregon / Detroit Lake /
Piety Island Boat In Site
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Detroit Lake · near Detroit · Oregon
Oregon Health Authority has a harmful algae precaution for this water (June 18, 2026). Precaution issued due to low-level presence of cyanobacteria. Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.
Oregon Health Authority · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015, 2017, 2018, 2024 and 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Managed by
- Detroit Ranger District
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 44.72223, -122.16144
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the DETROIT LAKE NEAR DETROIT, OR gauge · USGS, 4.3 mi away on Detroit Lake
- Lake level at Detroit Dam · USACE
Lake level: Detroit Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,563.5 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Detroit Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge DETROIT LAKE NEAR DETROIT, OR, 4.3 mi from this launch on Detroit Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Detroit Lake
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Detroit Lake.
Community
Where people who use Detroit Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Cove Creek Campground · 0.6 mi · Detroit Lake
- Detroit Lake State Park - G Ramp · 0.7 mi · Detroit Lake
- Detroit Lake State Park - D Ramp · 0.8 mi · Detroit Lake
- Southshore Day Use Area · 1.2 mi · Detroit Lake
- Mongold State Park Upper Ramp · 1.7 mi · Detroit Lake
- Mongold Low-Water Ramp · 1.8 mi · Detroit Lake
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record cfaeb528-af9c-435f-9053-9f673c78c3a9 · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.