Credit Island Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Davenport · Iowa
Zebra mussels (latest report 2014) reported in Mississippi River 740 m from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
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
- Car parking
- 20 spaces
- Coordinates
- 41.50163, -90.60773
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of June 7, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 480.5 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 2.3 mi upstream: Mississippi River Lock & Dam No. 15 (large impoundment), 41 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: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Upper Mississippi River Pool 16 · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of June 7, 2024 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet down to 10.7 ft below the pool's low control level, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Mississippi River
River in Iowa. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Centennial Park Boat Ramp · 1.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Walter Beuse Memorial Ramp · 1.7 mi · Mississippi River
- Lake of the Hills Boat Launch · 3.9 mi · Lake of the Hills
- Leach Park Boat Ramp · 5.0 mi · Mississippi River
- Dodge Access · 6.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Buffalo Beach · 6.8 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 830a6c89-109a-472c-985b-8f4502bb1049 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap w166078668 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.