Turner Camp Road Public Boat Ramp

On Withlacoochee River

The Withlacoochee River, also known as the Crooked River, is a 141-mile river in central Florida with a drainage basin of 1,170 square miles. It begins in the Green Swamp east of Polk City and flows west, north and northwest before turning west again to reach the Gulf of Mexico near Yankeetown. Along the way it crosses Pasco and Hernando counties and forms county boundaries with Sumter, Citrus, Marion and Levy. Its tributaries include the Little Withlacoochee River, Gum Slough, Jumper Creek and the Outlet River from Lake Panasoffkee. Lake Rousseau, on the lower river, was formed in 1909 when the original Inglis Dam was completed to support the phosphate industry. More about Withlacoochee River.

Boating rules on Withlacoochee River

• Idle Speed/No Wake on designated reaches during flood conditions, triggered by NOAA/USGS gauge heights (e.g. 34 ft at Big Flat Rock to Camp Izzard, 37 ft at North Hooty Point reaches) source
• Withlacoochee River boating restricted areas (flood Idle Speed No Wake) codified in Rule 68D-24.109, F.A.C. source
• Year-round Slow Speed manatee protection zone in the narrow channel south and west of the Highway 40 boat ramp, Yankeetown source
• No swimming and no entry within barriers or fenced areas around the water-control structure at Wysong Park source

Community

Where people who use Withlacoochee River talk about it.

• Withlacoochee River - FWC river flooding boating restricted zone activations Agency
• Withlacoochee River Watershed Excursion - Recreation (Southwest Florida Water Management District) Agency
• Withlacoochee River South Paddling Trail Guide (Florida DEP) Link
• Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
• Search all of Reddit for Withlacoochee River, Florida Reddit

Nearby launches

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• Little Lake Spivey - Eden Park Public Boat Ramp · 5.8 mi · Tsaka Apopka Lake
• Hernando Public Boat Ramp (Citrus County) · 5.9 mi
• Spruce Public Boat Ramp · 7.6 mi · Withlacoochee River