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Schmidt Field Park & Boat Launch/Schmidt Recreation Complex
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Cincinnati · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in Ohio River 2.0 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
- $10
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp lanes
- 4
- Docks
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 78 spaces
- Car parking
- 147
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Season
- April-October
- Managed by
- City of Cincinnati Recreation Commission
- Website
- cincinnati-oh.gov
- Coordinates
- 39.11847, -84.44946
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of May 10, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the OHIO RIVER AT CINCINNATI, OH gauge · USGS, 3.7 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT CINCINNATI, OH, 3.7 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 466.5 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.
- Markland Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of May 10, 2022 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet down to 57.5 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
- Cincinnati Riverfront Marina · 3.7 mi · Ohio River
- Fredericks Landing · 5.2 mi · Licking River
- Riverside Boat Launch · 7.9 mi · Ohio River
- Clines on the River · 8.0 mi · Licking River
- Ross Ramp · 9.3 mi · Ohio River
- Woodland Mound Boat Ramp · 9.8 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 310010 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 310010 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w212327172 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n3607626393 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.