Iowa / Cedar River /
Evansdale Access
Boat ramp · on Cedar River · near Evansdale · 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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 42.45955, -92.28197
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Cedar River at Waterloo, IA gauge · USGS, 3.7 mi away on Cedar River
Water level
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USGS gauge Cedar River at Waterloo, IA, 3.7 mi from this launch on Cedar River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 156.4 on Cedar 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, 5.8 mi upstream: Pioneer Park Structure/Water Line (minor low-head), 1 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 6.0 mi upstream: Sixth St. Dam (low-head), 2 ft. Portage river left. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 6.2 mi upstream: Park Avenue Dam (low-head), 12 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 1915 ft, concrete. · 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, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes.
On Cedar River
River in Iowa. All launches on Cedar River.
Community
Where people who use Cedar River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Exchange Park Access · 0.5 mi · Meyers Lake
- Deerwood Park · 1.4 mi · Cedar River
- Riverview Recrecation Area (Mitchell Lake) Access · 1.8 mi · Harold Getty lake
- Riverview Recreation Area · 2.2 mi · Cedar River
- Gilbertville · 4.5 mi · Cedar River
- Waterloo Boat House · 4.7 mi · Cedar River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 069f01e4-3101-4a71-8782-35d1d7717604 · 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.