Iowa / Iowa River /
Butler Bridge Canoe Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Iowa River · near Iowa City · 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
- 25 spaces
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 41.69365, -91.54806
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Iowa River below Coralville Dam nr Coralville, IA gauge · USGS, 1.7 mi away on Iowa River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Iowa River below Coralville Dam nr Coralville, IA, 1.7 mi from this launch on Iowa River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 78.6 on Iowa 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, 2.2 mi downstream: Iowa River Power Company Dam (low-head), 10 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 326 ft, natural. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Dam, 3.1 mi upstream: Coralville Dam (large impoundment). · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 5.8 mi downstream: Burlington Street Dam (low-head), 11 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, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes.
On Iowa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Iowa River.
Community
Where people who use Iowa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Iowa City Park · 1.4 mi · Iowa River
- Tailwater East · 2.1 mi · Iowa River
- West Overlook Boat Ramp · 2.4 mi · Coralville Lake
- West Overlook · 2.6 mi · Coralville Lake
- Sturgis Ferry Park · 3.6 mi · Iowa River
- Sugar Bottom Boat Ramp (unavailable) · 4.3 mi · Coralville Lake
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 0f643f1f-f6e3-436a-ad18-9b739475eda1 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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