Wisconsin / Black River /
West Copeland Canoe/Kayak Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Black River · near La Crosse · Wisconsin
Zebra mussels (latest report 1992) reported in Black River 2.0 km 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)
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 43.84050, -91.25340
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Paul District; the one nearest this launch is of October 17, 2019). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE, WI gauge · USGS, 15.3 mi away on Black River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge BLACK RIVER NEAR GALESVILLE, WI, 15.3 mi from this launch on Black River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 1.0 on Black River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation 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.
- Pool BR1 Black River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of October 17, 2019 by the St. Paul District. Soundings on the sheet from 1 to 39.2 ft below the pool's low control level; 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 Black River
River in Wisconsin. All launches on Black River.
Community
Where people who use Black River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Clinton Street Landing West · 0.0 mi · Black River
- Clinton Street Landing · 0.2 mi · Black River
- Logan Street Landing · 0.2 mi · Black River
- Mississippi River, Sportsman Landing Public Water Access Site · 1.8 mi · West Channel
- Lower Spillway Landing · 2.2 mi · French Lake
- Upper Spillway Landing · 2.2 mi · Lake Onalaska
Sources
- Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites record 5273 · Public data (Wisconsin DNR open data), DNR disclaimer; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.