Iowa / Iowa River /
Alden River Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Iowa River · near Alden · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Ramp surface
- Gravel
- Car parking
- 12 spaces
- Managed by
- Hardin County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.51824, -93.36586
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA gauge · USGS, 11.5 mi away on Iowa River
Water level
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USGS gauge South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA, 11.5 mi from this launch on Iowa River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 284.3 on Iowa River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 0.6 mi upstream: Alden Dam (low-head), 10 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 647 ft, natural. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 7.0 mi downstream: Iowa Falls Dam (low-head), 26 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Rapids, 7.3 mi downstream: Wastewater Plant Rock Dam (rock dam), 3 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Rapids, 7.6 mi downstream: Woolen Mill Diversion Dam (rubble), 1 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes, Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids.
On Iowa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Iowa River.
Community
Where people who use Iowa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Alden Dam Portage · 0.6 mi · Iowa River
- Kemp Sports Park · 0.7 mi · Iowa River
- Bigelow Park · 3.0 mi · Iowa River
- Weaver's Cove (Inaccessible due to road construction) · 3.9 mi · Iowa River
- Flowing Well · 4.7 mi · South Fork Iowa River
- Dougans Landing · 5.0 mi · Iowa River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record f10816ed-d009-45e8-bdf5-d8a65004740d · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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