Iowa / Des Moines River /
Breens Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Des Moines River · near Fort Dodge · 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
- Natural
- Car parking
- 7 spaces
- Managed by
- Webster County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.55419, -94.20918
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA gauge · USGS, 3.2 mi away on Des Moines River
Water level
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USGS gauge Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA, 3.2 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 303.5 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.
- Low-head dam, 6.6 mi downstream: Trestle Weir (minor low-head), 1 ft. · 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.
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
- Becker Access · 0.9 mi · Des Moines River
- Hydro-electric Park · 2.4 mi · Des Moines River
- Phinney Park · 2.9 mi · Lizard Creek
- Rasch Access · 3.0 mi · Lizard Creek
- Deer Creek Area · 3.4 mi · Des Moines River
- Fort Dodge Access 298 · 4.1 mi · Des Moines River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 55bf6400-5d79-4d0b-9125-2e7bd86b394f · 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.