Iowa / Maquoketa River /
Dundee Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Maquoketa River · near Dundee · 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
- Managed by
- Delaware County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.57970, -91.54871
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA gauge · USGS, 9.1 mi away on Maquoketa River
Water level
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USGS gauge Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA, 9.1 mi from this launch on Maquoketa River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 127.9 on Maquoketa 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, 2.1 mi upstream: Backbone Lake Dams (low-head). · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 9.1 mi downstream: Quaker Mill Dam (breached low-head). Portage river left. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
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 constructed rapids.
On Maquoketa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Maquoketa River.
Community
Where people who use Maquoketa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Backbone State Park · 1.5 mi · Maquoketa River
- Backbone Dam Access · 1.6 mi · Backbone Lake
- Lindsey Bridge Access · 3.0 mi · Maquoketa River
- Quaker Mill Access · 6.2 mi · Maquoketa River
- Tirrill Park · 7.7 mi · Maquoketa River
- Whitewater Park Access A · 8.0 mi · Maquoketa River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record ad581ddc-331e-4c83-a10f-2789f2600375 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n630070210 © 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.