Porter Street Canoe Dock
Porter Street Canoe Dock is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Kalamazoo River near Albion, Michigan.
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)
- Ramp surface
- concrete
- Website
- cityofalbionmi.gov
- Coordinates
- 42.24399, -84.75053
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the KALAMAZOO RIVER AT MARSHALL, MI gauge · USGS, 11.0 mi away on Kalamazoo River
Water level
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USGS gauge KALAMAZOO RIVER AT MARSHALL, MI, 11.0 mi from this launch on Kalamazoo River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Kalamazoo River
The Kalamazoo River is a river in southwest Michigan. It runs 130 miles from the point where its north and south branches join at Albion to its mouth at Lake Michigan, near Saugatuck and Douglas. Its watershed covers about 2,020 square miles across parts of ten counties. From Albion the river flows mostly west through Marshall, Battle Creek, Augusta, Galesburg, Comstock and Kalamazoo. It then turns north toward Plainwell and flows northwest through Otsego and Allegan. Larger tributaries include the Battle Creek River, Portage Creek, the Gun River and the Rabbit River. Near Allegan, the Calkins Bridge Dam, also called the Allegan Hydroelectric Plant, holds back Lake Allegan, which covers almost 1,600 acres. More about Kalamazoo River.
Community
Where people who use Kalamazoo River talk about it.
- Kalamazoo River Watershed Council Association
- Kalamazoo River Watershed Council (Facebook) Facebook
- Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site - US EPA Agency
- Kalamazoo River Watershed Council water trail - Michigan Water Trails Link
- Search Reddit: r/Michigan Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Kalamazoo River, Michigan Reddit
Nearby launches
- Winnipeg Lake Boat Launch · 5.2 mi · Winnipeg Lake
- Spring Street Park Canoe/Kayak Launch · 6.8 mi · North Branch Kalamazoo River
- Gordon Lake Boat Launch · 7.2 mi · Gordon Lake
- Homer · 7.2 mi · South Branch Kalamazoo River
- Mill Pond Park · 7.3 mi · North Branch Kalamazoo River
- Prairie Lake Boat Launch · 7.3 mi · Prairie Lake
Sources
- OpenStreetMap n1821603891 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: www.cityofalbionmi.gov: An official Albion River Trail canoe launch site was established in 2003.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.