Ohio River access points and trip distances, Illinois
31 access points (31 public) along 195.4 river miles of the Ohio River in Illinois. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.
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Access points in river order
| River mile | Access | Latitude, longitude | To next (river mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Angel Mounds Boat Ramp About 0.29 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.93046, -87.47053 | 10.3 |
| 10.3 | Dress Plaza Ramp About 0.26 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.97036, -87.57693 | 0.0 |
| 10.3 | Dress Plaza Ramp About 0.25 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.97034, -87.57709 | 4.9 |
| 15.2 | Dogtown Boat Ramp About 0.31 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.92159, -87.62811 | 4.6 |
| 19.9 | Hayes Boat Ramp About 0.21 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.86626, -87.57849 | 1.9 |
| 21.7 | Henderson Ramp About 0.24 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.84165, -87.59427 | 17.4 |
| 39.2 | Sloughs North Dock About 0.19 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.86862, -87.78312 | 7.5 |
| 46.6 | Sherburn Park Ramp About 0.23 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.92843, -87.88858 | 0.3 |
| 46.9 | Sherburn Park Ramp About 0.17 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.92850, -87.89455 | 12.6 |
| 59.5 | Hovey Lake - Ohio River About 0.20 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.78518, -87.94145 | 0.0 |
| 59.5 | Hovey Lake Access Site About 0.19 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.78515, -87.94131 | 0.6 |
| 60.1 | Uniontown About 0.26 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.77472, -87.93934 | 14.8 |
| 74.9 | Blackburn About 0.21 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.69692, -88.12197 | 0.4 |
| 75.3 | Old Shawneetown Boat Ramp About 0.25 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.69683, -88.13359 | 13.4 |
| 88.7 | Caseyville About 0.33 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.53467, -88.06938 | 5.0 |
| 93.7 | Old Lock & Dam #50 About 0.29 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.46688, -88.09160 | 3.8 |
| 97.5 | Cave-In-Rock Boat Ramp About 0.21 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.46723, -88.16192 | 8.4 |
| 106.0 | Elizabethtown Ferry About 0.18 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.43282, -88.30907 | 4.4 |
| 110.3 | Carrsville About 0.34 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.39871, -88.37195 | 8.0 |
| 118.4 | Golconda Marina Ramp About 0.28 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.37201, -88.48099 | 8.6 |
| 126.9 | Davidson Memorial Boat Ramp About 0.25 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.25501, -88.50445 | 4.0 |
| 131.0 | Birdsville Ramp About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.21730, -88.45022 | 4.3 |
| 135.3 | Dyer Creek Ramp About 0.37 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.16179, -88.41656 | 14.5 |
| 149.8 | Broadway Street Ramp About 0.34 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.08844, -88.59403 | 1.1 |
| 151.0 | Paducah Ramp About 0.36 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.09909, -88.60819 | 0.1 |
| 151.1 | Ohio River Boat Launch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.37 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.10009, -88.61016 | 6.2 |
| 157.3 | Fort Massac State Park Ramp About 0.32 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.14232, -88.71083 | 1.7 |
| 159.0 | Metropolis Ferry About 0.27 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.13947, -88.74143 | 0.0 |
| 159.0 | Ohio River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.27 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.14665, -88.73757 | 29.2 |
| 188.3 | Holloway Landing About 0.40 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.07336, -89.15220 | 7.2 |
| 195.4 | Ft. Defiance State Park Ramp About 0.35 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 36.98519, -89.14207 | end |
Data notes: 31 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.
Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Indiana DNR Public Access Sites, Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Access Sites, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.
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