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Potter Lake Boat Launch near Rock Island

This is a public boat ramp on Potter Lake near Rock Island, Illinois, run by Sunset Park Ramps.

Aerial view of the dock and the small parking area at the water's edge, August 2019
Aerial view of the dock and the small parking area at the water's edge, August 2019 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Ramp surface
Paved
Car parking
50 spaces
Managed by
Sunset Park Ramps
Coordinates
41.49078, -90.60185

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of July 15, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Upper Mississippi River Pool 16
    Hydrographic survey of July 15, 2026 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet down to 17.1 ft below the pool's low control level, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Potter Lake

Bay in Illinois. All launches on Potter Lake.

Community

Where people who use Potter Lake talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.