Iowa / Des Moines River /
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Boat ramp · on Des Moines River · near Swan · 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
- 30 spaces
- Managed by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 41.46631, -93.21081
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Des Moines River near Swan, IA gauge · USGS, 3.9 mi away on Des Moines River
Water level
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USGS gauge Des Moines River near Swan, IA, 3.9 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 154.1 on Des Moines River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers
Sources: Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling 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
- Dunreath · 3.5 mi · Lake Red Rock
- Bennington · 3.5 mi · Des Moines River
- Elk Rock West · 7.1 mi · Lake Red Rock
- Hartford Access · 7.8 mi · Des Moines River
- Cordova · 8.1 mi · Lake Red Rock
- Roberts North (1) · 8.8 mi · Lake Red Rock
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 7ae94eb8-ff67-4865-92bb-2d08d9c02067 · 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.