Cannon River, Lake Byllesby Regional Park, Dam Public Water Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Cannon River · near Cannon Falls · Minnesota
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 lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Gravel
- Trailer parking
- 1 space
- Car parking
- 3 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- Dakota County, Parks
- Coordinates
- 44.51168, -92.93698
On Cannon River
The Cannon River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota. It flows 112 miles from Shields Lake near Shieldsville to Red Wing, where it joins the Mississippi. It drains a watershed of about 1,460 square miles in Le Sueur, Rice, Dakota and Goodhue counties and varies from 50 to 200 feet wide. Its chief tributary, the Straight River, enters at Faribault. In 1910, H.M. Byllesby & Company built the 75-foot Lake Byllesby Dam just west of Cannon Falls for hydroelectric power, which created Lake Byllesby. Dakota County owns and operates the dam. Below Cannon Falls, the river enters a broad gorge flanked by bluffs up to 300 feet high. From Faribault to its mouth, it is a designated Minnesota Wild and Scenic River. More about Cannon River.
Community
Where people who use Cannon River talk about it.
- Clean River Partners (formerly Cannon River Watershed Partnership) Association
- Cannon River Watershed Cleanup - Clean River Partners Association
- Clean River Partners on Facebook Facebook
- Cannon River State Water Trail - Minnesota DNR Agency
- Cannon River segments and maps - Minnesota DNR Agency
- Cannon River - FishingMinnesota forums Forum
- Search Reddit: r/minnesota Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Cannon River, Minnesota Reddit
Nearby launches
- Lake Byllesby Public Water Access Site · 0.2 mi · Lake Byllesby Reservoir
- Cannon River, Lake Byllesby (E) Public Water Access Site · 0.3 mi · Lake Byllesby Reservoir
- Lake Byllesby, Regional Park Beach · 0.7 mi · Lake Byllesby Reservoir
- Cannon River, Hannah's Bend Park Public Water Access Site · 1.3 mi · Cannon River
- Cannon River, Riverside Park Public Water Access Site · 1.6 mi · Cannon River
- Cannon River, Lake Byllesby (W) Public Water Access Site · 2.5 mi · Lake Byllesby Reservoir
Sources
- Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites record WAS03101 · Public data (MN Geospatial Commons), DNR disclaimer
Why it is listed as public: listed by Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.