Wisconsin / Kinnickinnic River /

River Front Launching Site

Boat ramp · on Kinnickinnic River · near Milwaukee · Wisconsin

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
Fee charged
Ramp surface
Concrete
Wheelchair access
No
Managed by
County
Coordinates
43.02501, -87.90415

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Chicago District; the one nearest this launch is of September 11, 2025). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone LMZ645, North Point Light to Wind Point WI. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge KINNICKINNIC RIVER @ S. 11TH STREET @ MILWAUKEE,WI, 2.2 mi from this launch on Kinnickinnic River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

Channel survey

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

  • Milwaukee Harbor
    Condition survey of September 11, 2025 by the Chicago District. Soundings on the sheet from 4.8 to 39.2 ft; the Corps maintains a 27 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 Kinnickinnic River

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.