Iowa / Cedar River /
Cedar Bend
Boat ramp · on Cedar River · near Waterloo · 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
- Car parking
- 65 spaces
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 42.51870, -92.36599
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Cedar River at Waterloo, IA gauge · USGS, 2.3 mi away on Cedar River
Water level
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USGS gauge Cedar River at Waterloo, IA, 2.3 mi from this launch on Cedar River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 164.9 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.
- Portage route, 1.7 mi upstream (1803 ft, natural). · Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes
- Low-head dam, 2.1 mi downstream: Park Avenue Dam (low-head), 12 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 1915 ft, concrete. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 2.3 mi downstream: Sixth St. Dam (low-head), 2 ft. Portage river left. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 2.5 mi downstream: Pioneer Park Structure/Water Line (minor low-head), 1 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Portage route, 3.9 mi upstream (732 ft, natural). · Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes
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 portage 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
- Sherwood Park · 1.1 mi · Cedar River
- Brinker Lake Access · 1.2 mi · Brinker Lake
- Waterloo Boat House · 1.2 mi · Cedar River
- GWSP Portage Take out 7 · 1.4 mi · Brinker Lake
- Hope Martin Park · 1.9 mi · Black Hawk Creek
- George Wyth State Park · 2.0 mi · Cedar River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 90bdc0ae-5ebc-4797-8d59-79857e7f72d3 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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