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Cedar River Boat Launch near Mount Vernon

Boat ramp · on Cedar River · near Mount Vernon · 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
Coordinates
41.90116, -91.49932

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Conditions

Water level

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

USGS gauge Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids, IA, 5.8 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 71.1 on Cedar River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers

River hazards

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, 0.4 mi upstream: Palisades-Kepler Dam (breached low-head), 8 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 1200 ft, natural. · 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, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes.

On Cedar River

River in Iowa. All launches on Cedar River.

Community

Where people who use Cedar River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Iowa DNR Boat Ramps (Recreation MapServer, lakes and state parks). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.