Wheeling Island Public Access Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Wheeling · West Virginia
Zebra mussels (latest report 2010) reported in Ohio River 770 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
Harmful algal blooms reported on Ohio River 2.0 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
- Ramp lanes
- 3
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 100 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
- Coordinates
- 40.07885, -80.73641
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, water temperature at the OHIO RIVER AT WHEELING, WV gauge · USGS, 1.6 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
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USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT WHEELING, WV, 1.6 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 89.8 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.
On Ohio River
River in West Virginia. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Tunnel Green Park · 2.9 mi · Big Wheeling Creek
- Village of Bellaire Boat Ramp · 4.1 mi · Ohio River
- Middle Wheeling Creek Lake · 8.9 mi · Wheeling Creek Structure Number Seven Dam
- Burches Run Bridge · 9.1 mi · Wheeling Creek
- Bear Rock WMA · 10.6 mi · Bear Rock Lake
- Viola Bridge · 11.1 mi · Wheeling Creek
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record f374435d-08a7-4269-8980-fcc9bee7cecc · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites record -80.73628,40.07886 · Public data (WVDNR), general information only, not for navigation; credit to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources appreciated
- OpenStreetMap w336940555 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.