Kentucky / Green River /
Spottsville
Boat ramp · on Green River · near Spottsville · Kentucky
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
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.85519, -87.40819
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of March 3, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the GREEN RIVER AT LOCK 1 AT SPOTTSVILLE, KY gauge · USGS, 0.2 mi away on Green River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge GREEN RIVER AT LOCK 1 AT SPOTTSVILLE, KY, 0.2 mi from this launch on Green River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 9.4 on Green 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, 0.3 mi downstream: Green River Lock & Dam No. 1. · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams
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, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- LOCK1 Pool Green River
Hydrographic survey of March 3, 2023 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet down to 29.6 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 Green River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Green River.
Community
Where people who use Green River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Ohio River (Newburgh Park Dept) · 6.0 mi · Ohio River
- Alcoa · 7.2 mi · Little Pigeon Creek
- Audubon State Park · 8.5 mi · Scenic Lake
- Hamilton Ferry Road · 9.2 mi · Green River
- Hayes Boat Ramp · 9.3 mi · Ohio River
- Henderson Ramp · 10.2 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 247 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.