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Black Hawk Lake Boat Launch near Lake View
Boat ramp · on Black Hawk Lake · near Lake View · Iowa
Zebra mussels (latest report 2020) reported in this water (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015, 2017 and 2020.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 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
- Coordinates
- 42.30657, -95.01332
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
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Black Hawk Lake at Lake View, IA gauge · USGS, 1.4 mi away on Black Hawk Lake
Water level
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USGS gauge Black Hawk Lake at Lake View, IA, 1.4 mi from this launch on Black Hawk Lake: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Black Hawk Lake
Lake in Iowa. All launches on Black Hawk Lake.
Community
Where people who use Black Hawk Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- 30 Acres Boat Ramp · 0.9 mi · Black Hawk Lake
- Black Hawk Lake Boat Launch near Lake View · 1.3 mi · Black Hawk Lake
- Icehouse Point Boat Ramp · 1.5 mi · Black Hawk Lake
- Town Bay boat ramp · 1.6 mi · Black Hawk Lake
- Arrowhead Lake Boat Ramp · 2.0 mi · Arrowhead Lake
- Hagge Park · 5.3 mi · North Raccoon River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Boat Ramps (Recreation MapServer, lakes and state parks) record -95.01332,42.30657 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Why it is listed as public: listed by Iowa DNR Boat Ramps (Recreation MapServer, lakes and state parks). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.