Indiana / Elkhart River /
Baintertown Hydro
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Elkhart River · near Bainter Town · Indiana
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)
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Elkhart County Parks Dept.
- Coordinates
- 41.52016, -85.82048
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the ELKHART RIVER AT GOSHEN, IN gauge · USGS, 5.3 mi away on Elkhart River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge ELKHART RIVER AT GOSHEN, IN, 5.3 mi from this launch on Elkhart River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
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, at this launch: Bainter Town Hydro Plant. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 0.9 mi upstream: Bainter Town Dam, 5 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Indiana DNR low-head dams.
On Elkhart River
River in Indiana. All launches on Elkhart River.
Community
Where people who use Elkhart River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Baintertown Park · 0.2 mi · Elkhart River
- DeFries Gardens · 1.7 mi · Elkhart River
- Benton Hydro · 1.9 mi · Elkhart River
- Benton Spillway · 2.9 mi · Elkhart River
- Goshen Dam Pond Carry-in Access · 2.9 mi · Goshen Dam Pond
- Benton · 3.2 mi · Elkhart River
Sources
- Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife) record 534 · Public data (IndianaMap / IDNR DFW), disclaimer; IDNR must be acknowledged as the source
Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.