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Poison Creek

Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Chenaultt · Indiana

Quagga mussels

Quagga mussels (latest report 2005) reported in Ohio River 3.1 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
Car parking
Parking lot
Restrooms
No
Coordinates
37.97301, -86.53537

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Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT CANNELTON DAM AT CANNELTON, IN, 10.6 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 696.2 on Ohio River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.

On Ohio River

River in Indiana. All launches on Ohio River.

Community

Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

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.