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Port Byron Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Port Byron · Illinois
Zebra mussels (latest report 2019) reported in the water at 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
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- concrete
- Managed by
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge
- Coordinates
- 41.60665, -90.33694
Boating rules
- Horsepower limit: none · all of Mississippi River rule
From the boating rules map of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 497.7 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 4.3 mi downstream: Mississippi River lock & dam No.14 (large impoundment). · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards.
On Mississippi River
River in Illinois. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
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Nearby launches
- LeClaire Boat Ramp · 0.6 mi · Mississippi River
- Schuler's Shady Grove Boat Ramp · 1.6 mi
- Smith's Island Boat Ramp · 4.3 mi · Mississippi River
- LeClaire Base Ramp · 4.3 mi · Mississippi River
- Princeton Boat Launch · 4.7 mi · Whiskey Run Creek
- 10th Street Boat Launch · 5.4 mi
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record e766a13f-5d44-4103-ac38-441c1ff4ec8d · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- OpenStreetMap n2800087020 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1548683704 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.