Virginia / James River /
Robious landing Park
Boat ramp · on James River · near Midlothian · Virginia
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
- Car parking
- Large lot
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 37.56136, -77.65265
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA CANAL NEAR RICHMOND, VA gauge · USGS, 4.3 mi away on James River
Water level
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USGS gauge JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA CANAL NEAR RICHMOND, VA, 4.3 mi from this launch on James River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 4.3 mi downstream: Bosher Dam, 10 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 7.2 mi downstream: Z-Dam. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On James River
River in Virginia. All launches on James River.
Community
Where people who use James River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Robious Park · 0.3 mi · James River
- Watkins · 3.8 mi · James River
- Huguenot Bridge · 5.8 mi · James River
- Sprinfiled Rd access · 9.6 mi · Meredith Branch
- Reedy Creek Boat Launch · 10.4 mi · James River
- Belle Isle · 11.1 mi · James River
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -77.6526,37.5614 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.