Iowa / Shell Rock River /
Butler County HQ
Boat ramp · on Shell Rock River · near Clarksville · 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
- Managed by
- Butler County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.76675, -92.66147
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, IA gauge · USGS, 5.5 mi away on Shell Rock River
Water level
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USGS gauge Shell Rock River at Shell Rock, IA, 5.5 mi from this launch on Shell Rock River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 20.4 on Shell Rock 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, 0.4 mi upstream: Heery Woods Park Dam (low-head), 4 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 372 ft, natural. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 9.5 mi downstream: Shell Rock Mill Dam (low-head), 5 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 Shell Rock River
River in Iowa. All launches on Shell Rock River.
Community
Where people who use Shell Rock River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Heery Woods State Park · 0.6 mi · Shell Rock River
- Shell Rock Park · 4.9 mi · Shell Rock River
- Shell Rock City Park · 5.7 mi · Shell Rock River
- Camp Comfort · 7.2 mi · Shell Rock River
- Cedar Bend · 8.4 mi · Cedar River
- North Cedar Park · 9.1 mi · Cedar River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record bb0ad513-22a3-43b2-8ac2-6c50f75a34e1 · 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.