Iowa / Iowa River /
Cross' Ford River Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Iowa River · near Iowa Falls · 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
- 40 spaces
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Managed by
- Hardin County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.47734, -93.18967
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Iowa River at Steamboat Rock, IA gauge · USGS, 7.6 mi away on Iowa River
Water level
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USGS gauge Iowa River at Steamboat Rock, IA, 7.6 mi from this launch on Iowa River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 271.2 on Iowa 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.
- Rapids, 5.5 mi upstream: Woolen Mill Diversion Dam (rubble), 1 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Rapids, 5.8 mi upstream: Wastewater Plant Rock Dam (rock dam), 3 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Low-head dam, 6.2 mi upstream: Iowa Falls Dam (low-head), 26 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 Iowa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Iowa River.
Community
Where people who use Iowa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Eagle City Access · 2.2 mi · Iowa River
- Iowa Falls River Access · 3.5 mi · Iowa River
- Dougans Landing · 4.8 mi · Iowa River
- Weaver's Cove (Inaccessible due to road construction) · 6.0 mi · Iowa River
- Pineridge Recreation Area · 7.6 mi · Iowa River
- Steamboat Rock River Access · 7.8 mi · Iowa River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 19251b1d-7ebe-4318-9e53-d2669a4c7873 · 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.