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Rome Village Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Rome · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2007) reported in Ohio River 1.7 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
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Managed by
- Village of Rome
- Coordinates
- 38.66322, -83.38155
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of August 7, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Ohio Brush Creek near West Union OH gauge · USGS, 9.9 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Ohio Brush Creek near West Union OH, 9.9 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 383.9 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.
- Meldahl Pool Ohio River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of August 7, 2023 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet down to 45.3 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 Ohio. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Salt Lick Creek Ramp · 5.2 mi · Salt Lick Creek
- Mackenzie Run Boat Ramp Access · 5.3 mi · Ohio Brush Creek
- Leatherwood Branch Park Access · 10.9 mi · Kinniconick Creek
- Manchester - Island Creek Boat Ramp · 11.0 mi · Ohio River
- Mill Pond Creek Access · 11.5 mi · Kinniconick Creek
- Shawnee State Park - Turkey Creek Lake · 11.5 mi · Turkey Creek Lake
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 10006 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.