Iowa / Maquoketa River /
Bailey's Ford Park
Boat ramp · on Maquoketa River · near Manchester · 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
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 12 spaces
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Managed by
- Delaware County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.44244, -91.40851
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA gauge · USGS, 2.8 mi away on Maquoketa River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA, 2.8 mi from this launch on Maquoketa River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 111.0 on Maquoketa River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes
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, 1.6 mi upstream: Pin Oak Park Dam (breached low-head), 2 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Low-head dam, 7.7 mi upstream: Quaker Mill Dam (breached low-head). Portage river left. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Dam, 8.4 mi downstream: Lake Delhi Dam (large impoundment), 38 ft. Marked portage route: 618 ft, concrete. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
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 constructed rapids, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes.
On Maquoketa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Maquoketa River.
Community
Where people who use Maquoketa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pin Oak Access · 1.5 mi · Maquoketa River
- Turtle Creek West · 3.0 mi · Maquoketa River
- Turtle Creek East · 3.1 mi · Maquoketa River
- Schram Park Access · 3.2 mi · Maquoketa River
- Whitewater Park Access B · 3.7 mi · Maquoketa River
- Whitewater Park Access A · 3.9 mi · Maquoketa River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record b6ac9665-f8c5-418c-ba1d-5b7de90c1dab · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap w1567397228 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n14274550227 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.