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Eel River access points and trip distances, Indiana

14 access points (14 public) along 65.0 river miles of the Eel River in Indiana. 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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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0South Whitley
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41.08350, -85.62611 2.8
2.8Boat ramp (north ramp)
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41.07443, -85.66481 6.9
9.7Liberty Mills
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41.02883, -85.73647 4.5
14.1Boat ramp near Pony Creek
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40.99695, -85.76818 5.6
19.7Laketon
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40.97258, -85.83362 3.6
23.3Boat ramp (north ramp)
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40.95224, -85.87128 1.4
24.6Bear Grass
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40.94784, -85.89065 4.6
29.3Old Mill Site
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40.91396, -85.94203 4.5
33.8Boat ramp near Paw Paw Creek
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40.87225, -85.98066 4.8
38.6Chili Canoe Site
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40.85750, -86.02738 20.1
58.6Adamsboro Bridge
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40.78244, -86.26414 4.1
62.7Spencer Park
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40.76417, -86.32382 1.8
64.5Riverside Park Public Access Site
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40.76063, -86.35303 0.5
65.0River Bluff Trail Canoe Launch
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40.75942, -86.36307 end

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, 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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