Iowa / Maquoketa River /
Bridgeport Bridge Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Maquoketa River · near Maquoketa · 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
- 7 spaces
- Managed by
- Jackson County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.08456, -90.63258
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Maquoketa River
Water level
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USGS gauge Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, IA, 0.1 mi from this launch on Maquoketa River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 27.8 on Maquoketa 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, 5.0 mi upstream: Lakehurst Dam (low-head), 25 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 415 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 Maquoketa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Maquoketa River.
Community
Where people who use Maquoketa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Maquoketa City Access · 2.0 mi · Maquoketa River
- Davison Bridge Access · 3.6 mi · North Fork Maquoketa River
- Iron Bridge Access · 6.0 mi · Maquoketa River
- Joinerville Park Access · 6.1 mi · Maquoketa River
- Morehead Bridge Access · 8.5 mi · Maquoketa River
- Chennelworth Bridge Access · 8.6 mi · Maquoketa River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record b2af8f5d-3fee-4bf1-82d6-d1021a6181ce · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n2577788987 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.