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West Harbor Public Boat Launching Ramp
Boat ramp · on West Harbor · near Harbor Acres · Ohio
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
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Catawba Island Township
- Coordinates
- 41.55254, -82.83841
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of July 28, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone LEZ143, Reno Beach to The Islands OH. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- West Harbor · 0.4 mi from this launch
Before-dredging survey of July 28, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 2.5 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 8 ft. 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 West Harbor
Bay in Ohio. All launches on West Harbor.
Community
Where people who use West Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- West Harbor Public Ramp · 0.3 mi · West Harbor
- East Harbor State Park - Marina · 1.0 mi · West Harbor
- East Harbor State Park · 1.1 mi · Lake Erie
- Nehls Boat Launch · 1.3 mi · Lake Erie
- East Harbor State Park - Campground Boat Ramp · 1.6 mi · East Harbor
- Catawba Island State Park · 1.7 mi · Lake Erie
Sources
- Ohio DNR Lake Erie Public Access Sites (Office of Coastal Management) record rwha1-west-harbor-public-boat-launching-ramp · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Lake Erie Public Access Sites (Office of Coastal Management). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.