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Rodman Recreation Area - Kirkpatrick Dam Boat Ramp

Boat ramp · on Ocklawaha River · near Palatka · Florida

Moss Bluff Ocklawaha River dam01
Ocklawaha River, the water this launch is on. Moss Bluff Ocklawaha River dam01 Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons

Open per Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC)'s data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Fee
Free
Ramp lanes
2
Ramp surface
Concrete
Trailer parking
28 spaces
Car parking
14 spaces
Restrooms
Flush toilet
Hours
8:00 AM until Sunset, 365 days a year
Managed by
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Website
floridastateparks.org
Coordinates
29.50796, -81.80345

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On Ocklawaha River

The Ocklawaha River is a 74-mile river in north-central Florida. It flows north from the Harris Chain of Lakes in Lake County and joins the St. Johns River near Palatka, and it is the St. Johns' principal tributary. Its best-known tributary is the Silver River, which carries the discharge of Silver Springs. The name comes from the Creek word ak-lowahe, meaning "muddy." In Marion and Putnam counties the upper river is largely channelized. In the 1960s the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Rodman Dam, since renamed the Kirkpatrick Dam, for the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Closing the dam in 1968 flooded Rodman Reservoir, which covers about 13,000 acres. Below the dam the river returns to a more natural state on its way to the St. Johns. More about Ocklawaha River.

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