Iowa / Iowa River /
Ferry Landing Access
Boat ramp · on Iowa River · near Wapello · Iowa
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked October 7, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 8 spaces
- Restrooms
- Pit toilet
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 41.16212, -91.01445
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Iowa River at Oakville, IA gauge · USGS, 4.8 mi away on Iowa River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Iowa River at Oakville, IA, 4.8 mi from this launch on Iowa River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 1.0 on Iowa River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes
Sources: Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes.
On Iowa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Iowa River.
Community
Where people who use Iowa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Toolesboro · 1.3 mi · Mississippi River
- Odessa Wildlife Area - usacoe · 1.5 mi · Lake Odessa
- Schafer Access · 3.7 mi · Lake Odessa
- Cappy Russell Access · 4.5 mi · Iowa River
- Keithsburg Boat Ramp · 5.2 mi
- Snively Access · 5.8 mi · Lake Odessa
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 59c310d2-4549-4097-b51a-5793a84e7ebe · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 249-287871-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Iowa DNR Water Accesses and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.