North Carolina / Cape Fear River /
William O. Huske Lock and Dam
Boat ramp · on Cape Fear River · near Fayetteville · North Carolina
Open per North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas's data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 8 spaces
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- saw.usace.army.mil
- Coordinates
- 34.83375, -78.82353
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the CAPE FEAR R AT WILM O HUSKE LOCK NR TARHEEL, NC gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Cape Fear River
Water level
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USGS gauge CAPE FEAR R AT WILM O HUSKE LOCK NR TARHEEL, NC, 0.1 mi from this launch on Cape Fear River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Cape Fear River
River in North Carolina. All launches on Cape Fear River.
Community
Where people who use Cape Fear River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Tar Heel · 6.5 mi · Cape Fear River
- Fayetteville · 11.4 mi · Cape Fear River
- Lake Rim Boat Launch · 18.5 mi · Lake Rim
- Tory Hole · 18.7 mi · Cape Fear River
- High Hill · 19.0 mi · Lumber River
- McNeils Bridge · 19.6 mi · Lumber River
Sources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas record c9bd9226-82b8-43b8-90e9-9e71979c8eec · NCWRC: developed and maintained for free and public use; no warranty (ArcGIS item 825b21606e2040aabed210d878b2f3e5)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 789-803027-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- OpenStreetMap n11176025716 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.