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Walker Flats Impoundment
Walker Flats Impoundment is a public boat ramp on the Black River near Ruby, Michigan, run by the Michigan DNR Wildlife.
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
- Car parking
- 5 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Michigan DNR Wildlife
- Coordinates
- 43.04829, -82.58792
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the BLACK RIVER NEAR JEDDO, MI gauge · USGS, 7.3 mi away on Black River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge BLACK RIVER NEAR JEDDO, MI, 7.3 mi from this launch on Black River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 0.9 mi upstream: Fords Dam, 31 ft. · Michigan EGLE dam inventory
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Michigan EGLE dam inventory.
On Black River
River in Michigan. All launches on Black River.
Community
Where people who use Black River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- I-94 Bridge Ramp · 8.0 mi · Black River
- 12th St. Municipal · 8.9 mi · Black River
- Lexington State Harbor · 15.5 mi · Lake Huron
- St. Clair Municipal Ramp · 16.5 mi · Pine River
- Marine City · 24.3 mi · Saint Clair River
- Fair Haven · 25.9 mi · Lake Saint Clair
Sources
- Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) record A-74-009 · Public record of the State of Michigan; no restrictions on use stated
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -82.58790,43.04831 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) and Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.