South 8th Street Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Sheboygan River · near Sheboygan · Wisconsin
Quagga mussels (latest report 2015) and zebra mussels (latest report 2015) reported in the water at 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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 43.74515, -87.71360
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Chicago District; the one nearest this launch is of August 27, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the SHEBOYGAN RIVER AT SHEBOYGAN, WI gauge · USGS, 1.9 mi away on Sheboygan River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge SHEBOYGAN RIVER AT SHEBOYGAN, WI, 1.9 mi from this launch on Sheboygan River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Sheboygan Harbor
Condition survey of August 27, 2025 by the Chicago District. Least depth in the channel: 2.2 ft below Low Water Datum (IGLD 1985); project depth 21 ft. 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 Sheboygan River
River in Wisconsin. All launches on Sheboygan River.
Community
Where people who use Sheboygan River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Deland Park Boat Ramp · 0.7 mi · Lake Michigan
- Sheboygan River/Lake Michigan Access · 0.8 mi · Sheboygan River
- Lake Michigan Access · 1.6 mi · Lake Michigan
- Jetzers Lake Boat Ramp · 9.8 mi · Jetzers Lake
- Hika Park Access · 11.8 mi · Lake Michigan
- Big & Little Gerber Lakes · 12.9 mi · Gerber Lakes
Sources
- Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites record 306 · Public data (Wisconsin DNR open data), DNR disclaimer; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap n10856570701 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.