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Rome

Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Rome · Indiana

Invasive species

Quagga mussels (latest report 2005) and zebra mussels (latest report 2005) reported in Ohio River 3.3 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026

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
Free
Docks
1
Car parking
Parking lot
Restrooms
No
Managed by
Town of Rome
Coordinates
37.92087, -86.52347

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of August 20, 2019). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Water level

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

USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT CANNELTON DAM AT CANNELTON, IN, 10.0 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 700.7 on Ohio 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.

  • Cannelton Pool Ohio River
    Hydrographic survey of August 20, 2019 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet down to 79.4 ft, with bars at or above it; 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 Ohio River

River in Indiana. All launches on Ohio River.

Community

Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.