Sewickley
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Ohio River · near Sewickley · Pennsylvania
Zebra mussels (latest report 2014) reported in Ohio River 320 m 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.53585, -80.18778
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Ohio River at Sewickley, PA gauge · USGS, 1.3 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Ohio River at Sewickley, PA, 1.3 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 11.9 on Ohio River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 1.4 mi downstream: Dashields Locks and Dam.
Deaths have been recorded at this dam (Low Head Dam Inventory).
· Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).
On Ohio River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Sewickley Point · 0.1 mi · Ohio River
- Chestnut Street Boat Ramp · 0.2 mi · Ohio River
- Chestnut Street · 0.6 mi · Ohio River
- Leetsdale · 3.0 mi · Ohio River
- B & L Marina · 3.5 mi · Ohio River
- Kilbuck Access · 3.9 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {26CC890B-1B04-436E-BAA0-0C1661C329F6} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.