Iowa / Little Maquoketa River /
Durango
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Little Maquoketa River · near Durango · 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
- Gravel
- Car parking
- 15 spaces
- Managed by
- Dubuque County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.55953, -90.77317
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Middle Fk Little Maquoketa R nr Rickardsville, IA gauge · USGS, 4.4 mi away on Little Maquoketa River
Water level
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USGS gauge Middle Fk Little Maquoketa R nr Rickardsville, IA, 4.4 mi from this launch on Little Maquoketa River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 8.4 on Little Maquoketa River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers
- Rapids, 5.9 mi upstream: Sundown Rock Dam (rock dam), 8 ft. · 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 constructed rapids.
On Little Maquoketa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Little Maquoketa River.
Community
Where people who use Little Maquoketa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- John Deere Marsh · 4.6 mi · Mississippi River
- Mud Lake Boat Launch · 5.5 mi
- Mud Lake Park · 5.5 mi · Mississippi River
- Finley's Landing · 6.8 mi · Mississippi River
- Sunfish Lake Landing · 7.0 mi · Mississippi River
- A.Y. McDonald Park Boat Ramp · 7.1 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 92614b1d-1ab6-41bd-afbb-84700127a74c · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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