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Vermilion River Boat Launch

Boat ramp · on Vermilion River · near Abbeville · Louisiana

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
Fee charged
Restrooms
Yes
Coordinates
29.86490, -92.13307

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New Orleans District; the one nearest this launch is of March 5, 2025). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone GMZ435, Vermilion and West Cote Blanche Bays. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Water level

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

USGS gauge Vermilion River at Woodlawn, LA, 13.9 mi from this launch on Vermilion River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • GIWW to Perry
    Condition survey of March 5, 2025 by the New Orleans District. Soundings on the sheet down to 23.8 ft below Mean Low Gulf (MLG), with bars at or above it. 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 Vermilion River

River in Louisiana. All launches on Vermilion River.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.