Backwater Lake Landing
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Backwater Lake · near De Soto · Wisconsin
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
- Unimproved
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Village
- Coordinates
- 43.41678, -91.19606
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Paul District; the one nearest this launch is of April 30, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Pool 9 Upper Mississippi · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of April 30, 2026 by the St. Paul District. Soundings on the sheet from 2.8 to 39.8 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 Backwater Lake
Lake in Wisconsin. All launches on Backwater Lake.
Nearby launches
- De Soto Landing · 0.1 mi
- Winneshiek Slough Landing · 1.9 mi · Winneshiek Slough
- Green Lake Boat Ramp · 3.0 mi · DeSoto Bay
- Black Hawk Park Boat Ramp · 3.4 mi · Mississippi River
- Big Slough Landing · 3.5 mi · Mississippi River
- Vernon County Ramp · 3.5 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites record 630 · Public data (Wisconsin DNR open data), DNR disclaimer; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.