Alabama / Pickwick Lake /
Riverfront Park
Boat ramp · on Pickwick Lake · near Sheffield · Alabama
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 lanes
- 2
- Docks
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 59 spaces
- Car parking
- Paved lot
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 34.76703, -87.71192
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Nashville District; the one nearest this launch is of September 9, 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 253.7 on Tennessee 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.
- Pickwick Landing · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 9, 2020 by the Nashville District. Soundings on the sheet from 388.5 to 406.3 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 Pickwick Lake
Reservoir in Alabama. All launches on Pickwick Lake.
Community
Where people who use Pickwick Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- McFarland West · 2.5 mi · Pickwick Lake
- McFarland North · 2.6 mi · Pickwick Lake
- Pride Landing · 6.4 mi · Pickwick Lake
- Shoal Creek · 9.9 mi · Wilson Lake
- Alloys Park Boat Ramp · 12.4 mi · Wilson Lake
- Colbert Ferry Boat Launch · 14.1 mi · Pickwick Lake
Sources
- Alabama DCNR Freshwater Boating Access (Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries) record -87.71248,34.76576 · Public data (ADCNR), no terms stated; credit the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n1339980356 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Alabama DCNR Freshwater Boating Access (Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.