Iowa / Maquoketa River /
Hardscrabble
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Maquoketa River · near Hopkinton · 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
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 4 spaces
- Managed by
- Delaware County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.32225, -91.26182
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA gauge · USGS, 14.0 mi away on Maquoketa River
Water level
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USGS gauge Maquoketa River at Manchester, IA, 14.0 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 91.6 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.
- Rapids, 1.8 mi upstream: Hopkinton Dam - Main Channel (constructed rapids), 7 ft. Portage river right. Marked portage route: 342 ft, natural. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Rapids, 1.9 mi upstream: Hopkinton Dam - Side Channel (rock dam), 4 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Low-head dam, 9.8 mi downstream: Mon-Maq Dam (low-head), 9.5 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 constructed rapids, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards.
On Maquoketa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Maquoketa River.
Community
Where people who use Maquoketa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Dunlap Park · 1.1 mi · Maquoketa River
- Pioneer Road River Access · 5.0 mi · Maquoketa River
- Retz Wildlife Access · 6.0 mi · Maquoketa River
- Upper Mon-Maq · 7.0 mi · Maquoketa River
- Lower Mon-Maq · 7.0 mi · Maquoketa River
- Delhi Lake · 7.2 mi · Maquoketa River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 745d735e-a025-4d30-993a-d020802c5602 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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