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Wood St Launch

Boat ramp · on Allegheny River · near Tarentum · Pennsylvania

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 1994) reported in Allegheny River 3.6 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
Boat ramp
Ramp surface
paved
Managed by
Local government
Website
google.com
Coordinates
40.59927, -79.75348

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Pittsburgh District; the one nearest this launch is of May 28, 2021). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge Allegheny River (lower pool) at Natrona, PA, 2.0 mi from this launch on Allegheny River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 21.9 on Allegheny River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

River hazards

Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.

  • Low-head dam, 7.4 mi downstream. Deaths have been recorded at this dam (Low Head Dam Inventory). · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)

Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Allegheny River Pool 3 · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of May 28, 2021 by the Pittsburgh District. Soundings on the sheet from 3.4 to 43 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 Allegheny River

River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Allegheny River.

Community

Where people who use Allegheny River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.