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Des Moines River Boat Launch near Ottumwa
Boat ramp · on Des Moines River · near Ottumwa · 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
- 41.02364, -92.43205
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IA gauge · USGS, 1.4 mi away on Des Moines River
Water level
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USGS gauge Des Moines River at Ottumwa, IA, 1.4 mi from this launch on Des Moines River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 93.3 on Des Moines 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, 1.1 mi downstream: Market Street Dam (low-head), 13.5 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 dam hazards.
On Des Moines River
River in Iowa. All launches on Des Moines River.
Community
Where people who use Des Moines River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Black Hawk River Access A · 0.2 mi · Des Moines River
- Black Hawk River Access B · 0.2 mi · Des Moines River
- Black Hawk Road Access · 0.2 mi · Des Moines River
- Ottumwa Boat Launch · 1.1 mi
- Coliseum Access · 1.3 mi · Des Moines River
- Cliffland Access · 6.5 mi · Des Moines River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Boat Ramps (Recreation MapServer, lakes and state parks) record -92.43205,41.02364 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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.