Iowa / Cedar River /
Cedar Bend
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Cedar River · near Waverly · 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)
- Car parking
- 6 spaces
- Managed by
- Bremer County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.75957, -92.49632
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the Cedar River at Waverly, IA gauge · USGS, 2.1 mi away on Cedar River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Cedar River at Waverly, IA, 2.1 mi from this launch on Cedar River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 198.5 on Cedar 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, 4.9 mi downstream: Waverly 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.
On Cedar River
River in Iowa. All launches on Cedar River.
Community
Where people who use Cedar River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Three Rivers Park · 2.1 mi · Cedar River
- Waverly Impoundment Fishing Access · 2.1 mi · Cedar River
- Kohlmann Park · 2.4 mi · Cedar River
- South Riverside Park · 3.0 mi · Cedar River
- Brookwood Park 1 · 3.1 mi · Cedar River
- Brookwood Park 2 · 3.6 mi · Cedar River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record dc9aff0d-7583-4a47-807a-9cc172518a80 · 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.