Cannon River, South Alexander Park Public Water Access Site
Boat ramp · on Cannon River · near Faribault · 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
- Boat ramp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Slab
- Trailer parking
- 6 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- City of Faribault
- Coordinates
- 44.30359, -93.27985
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
- Cannon River, Two Rivers Access Public Water Access Site · 0.7 mi · Cannon River
- Straight River, Teepee Tonka Public Water Access Site · 1.2 mi · Straight River
- Cannon Lake Public Water Access Site · 4.2 mi · Cannon Lake
- Roberds Lake Public Water Access Site · 4.3 mi · Roberds Lake
- Straight River, Kroghs Landing Public Water Access Site · 4.7 mi · Straight River
- Cannon River, Wildeness Area Public Water Access Site · 5.1 mi · Cannon River
Sources
- Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites record WAS01375 · Public data (MN Geospatial Commons), DNR disclaimer
- OpenStreetMap n2434834830 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w235421061 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.