Rising Star Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Arkansas River · near Sweden · Arkansas
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked April 28, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 34.16937, -91.73861
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Little Rock District; the one nearest this launch is of July 7, 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 53.9 on Arkansas 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.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- JOE Hardin
Condition survey of July 7, 2020 by the Little Rock District. Soundings on the sheet from 0.6 to 59.6 ft; 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 Arkansas River
River in Arkansas. All launches on Arkansas River.
Community
Where people who use Arkansas River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Trulock Boat Ramp · 6.1 mi · Arkansas River
- Bill Bridgeforth Long Pond Boat Ramp · 6.2 mi · Long Pond Slough
- Walter Will Bryant Cannon Brake Boat Ramp · 6.7 mi · Little Bayou Meto
- Lower Vallier Boat Ramp · 8.4 mi
- Buckingham Flat Boat Ramp · 8.9 mi · Bayou Meto
- Old Upper Vallier Boat Ramp · 9.2 mi · Little Bayou Meto
Sources
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access record {6FFA5171-9DD7-45CA-971D-F8CDDDAE5478} · Public data (AGFC), no terms stated; credit the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 10627-142688-7-001 · 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 Little Rock District boat ramps record {4CA162EF-D8DB-41E1-9044-3B46015E82F3} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District)
- 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)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.