Iowa / Iowa River /

Bigelow Park

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
10 spaces
Managed by
Hardin County Conservation Board
Coordinates
42.55671, -93.39185

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Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA, 10.1 mi from this launch on Iowa River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 288.4 on Iowa River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers

River hazards

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, 3.5 mi downstream: Alden Dam (low-head), 10 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 647 ft, natural. · 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 dam hazards, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes.

On Iowa River

River in Iowa. All launches on Iowa River.

Community

Where people who use Iowa River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

  • Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 084d736c-336d-4a43-8b7a-f00c059c7632 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

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