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Ohio River - Kentucky side

Location: Ohio River
Mile Marker: 964.6
Lat / Lon: N 37° 09.890' / W 089° 04.675'
Depth: 10-20 ft.
Description:
Check with Olmsted Lock prior to anchoring. You may be directed to the anchorage behind the mooring cells on the opposite bank.

Photo Courtesy Lance Williamson, M/V Blessings Flow

4.20

(5)

4.20 out of 5 stars

Holding:

5.00

Good, Mud

Wind Protection:

3.00

Current Flow:

3.40

Wake Protection:

3.40

Vessel traffic is slow due to lock

Scenic Beauty:

3.00

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

4.00

Pet Friendly:

4.00

Cell Service:

3.50

WiFi:

1.00

Review for Ohio River - Kentucky side

Reviewed by: Lance Williamson on Oct 3, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.8'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

2

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

4

Pet Friendly:

3

Cell Service:

2

WiFi:

1

Call the lock for instructions on where to anchor. There are three rock wing dams that are well out of the water. Anchor behind the most downstream of the three. The USACE had a piece of equipment several hundred yards below the large rock wing dam. Anchor between the wing dam and the USACE equipment in 14' of water. Caution, there is a wing dam toward the shore from the USACE equipment that is barely out of the water. We had four boats above the USACE equipment and three below. There is a back eddy in the area behind the big wing dam. Good holding in sandy mud. There was strange wave action during the night that was similar to a boat wake. This may have been caused by the dam dumping water in anticipation of the increased flow out of the Tennessee River due to Hurricane Helene. This is a good place to spend the night before locking through the next morning.

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Review for Ohio River - Kentucky side

Reviewed by: Paul Steindorf, Ohana, on Sep 23, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 4.5'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

2

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

2

Scenic Beauty:

3

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

3

Pet Friendly:

3

Cell Service:

3

WiFi:

1

Easy place to anchor on way to Paducah. Seven boats were there on our night. Can dinghy to sandy beach for dog. Some current, no stern anchor needed. Nice views of Olmsted Lock and Dam. Otherwise, rural and remote. Some protection from SE winds.

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Review for Ohio River - Kentucky side

Reviewed by: David Richardson, Voyager (Grand Banks Europa 46'), on Sep 15, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 50'
Draft: 4.5'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

3

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

4

WiFi:

1

Anchored just below Olmsted Lock on KY side near lock work boat floating docks September 2024. Minimal current, good holding, anchor came up clean, easy access to nearby KY beach for dog, quiet, no wakes. This is where lock master told us to anchor.

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Review for Ohio River - Kentucky side

Reviewed by: Graeme Walker, Confirmed Aquaholic, on Oct 24, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 54'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

3

Check with lock master before anchoring, we anchored well back from the dam in 12' of water with no issues, no facilities but quiet evening. Previous night there was a 5' water drop but we only had 1-2' drop, all of this is due to the construction happening on the dam.

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Review for Ohio River - Kentucky side

Reviewed by: Scott Swanson on Oct 18, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 50'
Draft: 3.8'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

2

Current Flow:

2

Wake Protection:

2

Scenic Beauty:

2

Ease of Shopping:

1

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

There's a boat launch for Fido.

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