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Big Creek Lake Boat Launch near Polk City

This is a public boat ramp on Big Creek Lake near Polk City, Iowa.

Aerial view of the ramp, a dock and the marked parking stalls at the lake, September 2023
Aerial view of the ramp, a dock and the marked parking stalls at the lake, September 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2024.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 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
asphalt
Website
iowadnr.gov
Coordinates
41.81953, -93.75638

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Depth contours in feet from Iowa DNR. Not for navigation.

Conditions

On Big Creek Lake

Lake in Iowa. All launches on Big Creek Lake.

Community

Where people who use Big Creek Lake talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.iowadnr.gov: Big Creek has five boat ramps, several fishing jetties, an accessible fishing pier and miles of shoreline.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.