8th 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
- 41.78059, -90.25222
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of November 4, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the Mississippi River at Clinton, IA gauge · USGS, 0.0 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, 0.0 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 511.8 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its 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 14
Hydrographic survey of November 4, 2023 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet from 7.2 to 27.2 ft below the pool's low control level; 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
- 6th Avenue Ramp · 0.1 mi · Mississippi River
- 5th Avenue Ramp · 0.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Camanche Municipal Ramp · 1.0 mi · Mississippi River
- Albany Municipal Boat Ramp · 1.8 mi · Mississippi River
- 5th Street Boat Launch · 4.2 mi
- Rock Creek Park · 4.4 mi · Sodus Creek
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 18c70cd1-6e4e-4904-8421-a1a62b76982e · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record dc63fa7c-8797-4d2b-b208-2eac436e09ca · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- OpenStreetMap n159439213 © 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.