West Virginia / Ohio River /

Wellsburg WWTP

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Ohio River · near Wellsburg · West Virginia

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2007) reported in Ohio 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
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Car parking
5 spaces
Restrooms
No
Wheelchair access
No
Managed by
Local government
Coordinates
40.26428, -80.61503

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Pittsburgh District; the one nearest this launch is of February 24, 2020). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Water level

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

USGS gauge OHIO R AT PIKE ISLAND DAM NR WHEELING (UPPER), WV, 8.9 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 74.7 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.

  • Ohio River Pike Island Pool
    Condition survey of February 24, 2020 by the Pittsburgh District. Soundings on the sheet down to 52.9 ft below the pool's low control level, 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 West Virginia. All launches on Ohio River.

Community

Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.