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Oxbow Lake

Reservoir in Ohio · 39 acres · near Defiance

Oxbow Lake has 1 boat ramp listed as public.

Motors: No horsepower limit, no wake (as the agency lists it for the launch here; check the posted rules before you go)

Boating rules

• It is unlawful for any person to operate (start/run) or permit to be operated any powercraft on the waters of the following areas, unless the powercraft is operated at idle speed and does not create a wake: … Oxbow lake wildlife area (Defiance county) · all of Oxbow Lake rule
• Horsepower: Unlim/No Wake · all of Oxbow Lake rule

From the boating rules maps of Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Ohio Administrative Code 1501:47); Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR; deepest point about 9 ft. Lake levels and bottoms change; not for navigation.

Launches

• Oxbow Lake Wildlife Area · Boat ramp · near Defiance · free