Prairion Bayou
Boat ramp · on Ouachita River · near West Monroe · Louisiana
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked October 14, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 30 spaces
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- mvk.usace.army.mil
- Coordinates
- 32.33822, -92.11074
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Ouachita River at West Monroe, LA gauge · USGS, 11.2 mi away on Ouachita River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Ouachita River at West Monroe, LA, 11.2 mi from this launch on Ouachita River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 143.7 on Ouachita 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 Ouachita River
River in Louisiana. All launches on Ouachita River.
Community
Where people who use Ouachita River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Logtown · 1.0 mi · Ouachita River
- Bawcomville Recreation Area · 8.0 mi · Ouachita River
- Area 3 · 9.3 mi · Cheniere Lake
- Area 4 · 9.9 mi · Cheniere Lake
- Area 5 · 10.2 mi · Cheniere Lake
- Riverton Rec. Area · 10.9 mi · Ouachita River
Sources
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches record -92.11107,32.33835 · Public data (LDWF), no terms stated; credit the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 9972-179819-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap w827626458 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.