Iowa / Big Sioux River /

Carr's Landing

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Big Sioux River · near Hawarden · 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
Concrete
Car parking
10 spaces
Managed by
City
Coordinates
43.01070, -96.49191

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Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge BIG SIOUX RIVER AT AKRON, IA, 12.5 mi from this launch on Big Sioux River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 74.1 on Big Sioux River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers

River hazards
  • Rapids, under 0.1 mi downstream: Hawarden Mill Dam (rubble). · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids

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 constructed rapids.

On Big Sioux River

River in Iowa. All launches on Big Sioux River.

Community

Where people who use Big Sioux River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

  • Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 275f113a-48b7-4e98-81a9-a7ad6e2bc742 · 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.