Iowa / Mississippi River /

4th Pumping Plant Recreation Area

Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Oakville · Iowa

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Ramp surface
Natural
Restrooms
Pit toilet
Managed by
Des Moines County Conservation Board
Coordinates
41.06226, -90.96704

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of May 4, 2020). Not for navigation.

Conditions

On the river

River mile 425.0 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Upper Mississippi River Pool 18 · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Hydrographic survey of May 4, 2020 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet down to 35.6 ft below the pool's low control level, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Mississippi River

River in Iowa. All launches on Mississippi River.

Community

Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

  • Iowa DNR Water Accesses record dc79d574-d798-4d49-b67a-10f99f4339b5 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Iowa DNR Water Accesses. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.