Iowa / Des Moines River /
Boone Waterworks Lower
Boat ramp · on Des Moines River · near Boone · 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
- 10 spaces
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 42.07679, -93.93545
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Des Moines River near Stratford, IA gauge · USGS, 12.6 mi away on Des Moines River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Des Moines River near Stratford, IA, 12.6 mi from this launch on Des Moines River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 242.4 on Des Moines River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers
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.
- Rapids, under 0.1 mi upstream: Boone Waterworks Dam (constructed rapids), 5 ft. Portage river left. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Low-head dam, 6.7 mi upstream: Fraser Dam (low-head), 6 ft. Portage river right. Marked portage route: marked. · 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 Des Moines River
River in Iowa. All launches on Des Moines River.
Community
Where people who use Des Moines River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Boone Waterworks Upper · 0.4 mi · Des Moines River
- Highway 30 Access · 2.8 mi · Des Moines River
- South Fraser Access · 3.6 mi · Des Moines River
- North Fraser Access · 4.3 mi · Des Moines River
- Ledges Access · 6.4 mi · Des Moines River
- Norton's Ford River Access · 7.7 mi · Des Moines River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 6f8e4c17-798d-418a-ba50-0c53333ec4aa · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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.