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Star City Riverfront Park

Boat ramp · on Monongahela River · near Star City · West Virginia

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 1999) reported in Monongahela River 4.8 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
Ramp lanes
2
Docks
1
Ramp surface
Concrete
Car parking
20 spaces
Restrooms
No
Wheelchair access
No
Managed by
Local government
Coordinates
39.65942, -79.99169

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Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge MONONGAHELA R AT MORGANTOWN LOCK & DAM (LOWER), WV, 3.0 mi from this launch on Monongahela River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 98.0 on Monongahela River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers

River hazards

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, 7.2 mi downstream: Point Marion Lock 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 Monongahela River

River in West Virginia. All launches on Monongahela River.

Community

Where people who use Monongahela River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.