Wisconsin / Mississippi River /
Tank Pond Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Alma · Wisconsin
Zebra mussels (latest report 2006) reported in Mississippi River 900 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge
- Coordinates
- 44.33788, -91.92628
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Paul District; the one nearest this launch is of May 21, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 753.7 on Mississippi 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.
- Pool 4 Upper Mississippi · 0.1 mi from this launch
Before-dredging survey of May 21, 2026 by the St. Paul District. Soundings on the sheet from 3.2 to 16.3 ft below the pool's low control level; 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 Mississippi River
River in Wisconsin. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Alma Marina · 0.3 mi · Mississippi River
- Buffalo River Boat Launch · 1.4 mi · Buffalo River
- Mississippi River, Lock and Dam #4 Public Water Access Site · 1.4 mi · Mississippi River State Water Trail
- Mississippi River, Peterson Lake Public Water Access Site · 1.4 mi
- Mississippi River, Clear Lake Public Water Access Site · 1.6 mi
- Alma Boat Launch · 2.0 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record bb4b026e-3ed7-4b89-85f3-fe06622ce8d6 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites record 889 · Public data (Wisconsin DNR open data), DNR disclaimer; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w1269099470 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.