Indiana / Pigeon River /
Pigeon River (225 East)
Boat ramp · on Pigeon River · near Ontario · Indiana
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
- Car parking
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area
- Coordinates
- 41.70685, -85.38355
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the PIGEON RIVER NEAR SCOTT, IN gauge · USGS, 10.4 mi away on Pigeon River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge PIGEON RIVER NEAR SCOTT, IN, 10.4 mi from this launch on Pigeon River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 0.7 mi upstream: Ontario Millpond Dam, 15.5 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 4.7 mi upstream: Nasby Lake Dam, 17 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Indiana DNR low-head dams.
On Pigeon River
River in Indiana. All launches on Pigeon River.
Community
Where people who use Pigeon River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pigeon River (Ontario Millpond) · 0.4 mi · Ontario Millpond
- Aldrich Lake · 0.6 mi · Lane Lake
- Pine Knob Park · 0.9 mi · Meteer Lake
- Pigeon River (390 East) - Skip's Bridge · 1.7 mi · Pigeon River
- Troxel Lake/on Pigeon River F&W · 1.7 mi · Troxel Lake
- Cedar Lake Boat Launch · 2.2 mi · Cedar Lake
Sources
- Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife) record 150 · Public data (IndianaMap / IDNR DFW), disclaimer; IDNR must be acknowledged as the source
Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.