5th Avenue Ramp
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Camanche · Iowa
Zebra mussels (latest report 2014) reported in Mississippi River 2.6 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
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
- Concrete
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 41.78271, -90.24915
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the Mississippi River at Clinton, IA gauge · USGS, 0.2 mi away on Mississippi River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Mississippi River at Clinton, IA, 0.2 mi from this launch on Mississippi River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 512.0 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
On Mississippi River
River in Iowa. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- 6th Avenue Ramp · 0.1 mi · Mississippi River
- 8th Avenue Ramp · 0.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Camanche Municipal Ramp · 1.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Albany Municipal Boat Ramp · 1.6 mi · Mississippi River
- 5th Street Boat Launch · 4.0 mi
- Rock Creek Park · 4.6 mi · Sodus Creek
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 0b025e88-9946-4149-b0ea-30ab21c3e8af · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 7c23fae4-670c-4480-9bc2-af7dba1b7291 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- OpenStreetMap n159440193 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Iowa DNR Water Accesses and US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.