Tennessee / French Broad River /
Sand Bar Launch
Boat ramp · on French Broad River · near Del Rio · Tennessee
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 17, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 35.91869, -83.04000
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the FRENCH BROAD RIVER NEAR NEWPORT, TN gauge · USGS, 8.1 mi away on French Broad River
Water level
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USGS gauge FRENCH BROAD RIVER NEAR NEWPORT, TN, 8.1 mi from this launch on French Broad River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 89.8 on French Broad River · Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency river miles, placed between its mile markers
On French Broad River
River in Tennessee. All launches on French Broad River.
Community
Where people who use French Broad River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Wolf Creek · 4.3 mi · French Broad River
- Newport Police Dept. · 8.8 mi · Pigeon River
- Walters Powerhouse Access · 10.4 mi · Pigeon River
- Easterly Bridge · 11.7 mi · Nolichucky River
- Rankin · 13.0 mi · French Broad River
- Walters Bridge · 14.9 mi · French Broad River
Sources
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 3890801010602 · US federal government data, public domain
- OpenStreetMap n7091748666 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.