Kentucky / Salt River /
West Point Ramp - Salt River
Boat ramp · on Salt River · near West Point · Kentucky
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
- Fee charged
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Restrooms
- Seasonal
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.99919, -85.93985
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Louisville District; the one nearest this launch is of August 20, 2019). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, water temperature at the SALT RIVER AT MAIN RANGE RD NR WEST POINT, KY gauge · USGS, 1.1 mi away on Salt River
Water level
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USGS gauge SALT RIVER AT MAIN RANGE RD NR WEST POINT, KY, 1.1 mi from this launch on Salt River: water level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Cannelton Pool Ohio River · 0.3 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of August 20, 2019 by the Louisville District. Soundings on the sheet down to 56.4 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 Salt River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Salt River.
Community
Where people who use Salt River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area Carrydown · 6.7 mi · Ohio River
- Greenwood Ramp · 10.5 mi · Ohio River
- Riverview Park Ramp · 12.2 mi · Flippins Run
- Salt River Boat Ramp · 12.9 mi · Salt River
- McNeely Boat Ramp · 18.3 mi · McNeely Lake
- Jaycees Boat Ramp · 20.5 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 232 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n10558969335 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.