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Pigeon River (Mongo Dam)
Boat ramp · on Pigeon River · near Mongo · 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
- Motors
- Electric motors only
- Car parking
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area
- Coordinates
- 41.68466, -85.28009
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the PIGEON CREEK NR ANGOLA, IN gauge · USGS, 9.4 mi away on Pigeon River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge PIGEON CREEK NR ANGOLA, IN, 9.4 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, 2.9 mi downstream: Nasby Lake Dam, 17 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 6.9 mi downstream: Ontario Millpond Dam, 15.5 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 (Mongo Millpond) · 0.6 mi · Mongo Millpond
- Pigeon River (Nasby Dam) · 2.3 mi · Nasby Millpond
- Pigeon River (390 East) - Skip's Bridge · 3.9 mi · Pigeon River
- Troxel Lake/on Pigeon River F&W · 4.2 mi · Troxel Lake
- Beaver Dam Lake Boat Launch · 4.5 mi · Beaverdam Lake
- Pigeon River · 4.5 mi · Pigeon Creek
Sources
- Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife) record 152 · 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.