Kentucky / Ohio River /
Warsaw City Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Warsaw · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in Ohio River 710 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 lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.78542, -84.90335
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of May 10, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the OHIO RIVER AT MARKLAND DAM NEAR WARSAW, KY gauge · USGS, 3.8 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT MARKLAND DAM NEAR WARSAW, KY, 3.8 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 528.1 on Ohio 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.
- Markland Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of May 10, 2022 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet down to 80.3 ft, with bars at or above it; 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 Ohio River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Bryant Creek · 1.9 mi · Ohio River
- Craigs Creek Ramp OHR · 2.1 mi · Craigs Creek
- Markland Dam Park · 3.5 mi · Ohio River
- Big Sugar Creek Ramp · 5.1 mi · Little Sugar Creek
- Patriot Ramp · 6.1 mi · Ohio River
- Sparta City Park Carrydown · 7.5 mi · Eagle Creek
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 194 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.