Iowa / Winnebago River /
Clay Banks Forest Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Winnebago River · near Mason City · 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
- Natural
- Car parking
- 2 spaces
- Managed by
- Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 43.09720, -93.05338
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Winnebago River at Mason City, IA gauge · USGS, 8.5 mi away on Winnebago River
Water level
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USGS gauge Winnebago River at Mason City, IA, 8.5 mi from this launch on Winnebago River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 9.7 on Winnebago 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, 9.0 mi upstream: Illinois Street Dam (low-head), 1.5 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Low-head dam, 9.8 mi upstream: East Park Dam (low-head), 1 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 constructed rapids, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards.
On Winnebago River
River in Iowa. All launches on Winnebago River.
Community
Where people who use Winnebago River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Nora Springs Mill Dam Park · 3.9 mi · Shell Rock River
- Nora Springs · 4.1 mi · Shell Rock River
- Averydale Access · 5.2 mi · Winnebago River
- Rockford Fossil Prairie Park Access · 5.3 mi · Winnebago River
- Goranson Access · 5.9 mi · Winnebago River
- Wyatt Park · 6.2 mi · Shell Rock River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 8c5aa9e6-3190-422e-bd42-cfd1f85851c8 · 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.