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South Sulphur River access points and trip distances, Texas

7 access points (7 public) along 38.8 river miles of the South Sulphur River in Texas. 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 mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0South Sulphur River public boat ramp (west ramp)
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33.32870, -96.16210 16.4
16.4South Sulphur public boat ramp
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33.24300, -96.03170 5.4
21.9South Sulphur public boat ramp near Rays Creek
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33.21280, -95.98540 4.8
26.7South Sulphur River public boat ramp near Hefley Lake
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33.21190, -95.91400 1.4
28.1South Sulphur River public boat ramp near Dunbar Creek
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33.21180, -95.88980 1.7
29.8South Sulphur River public boat ramp (east ramp)
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33.21940, -95.86230 9.0
38.8South Sulphur River public boat ramp (east ramp)
About 0.25 mi from the mapped river line.
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33.24980, -95.79080 end
Data notes: 1 access point is 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 Texas Parks & Wildlife Public Boat Ramps. 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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