Iowa / Rathbun Lake /

Honey Creek

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Rathbun Lake · near Centerville · Iowa

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in this water (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026

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
Restrooms
Flush toilet
Managed by
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Coordinates
40.86953, -92.91555

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Conditions

Lake level: Rathbun Lake

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Full pool is 904.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Rathbun Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge Rathbun Lake near Rathbun, IA, 3.4 mi from this launch on Rathbun Lake: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Rathbun Lake

Lake in Iowa. All launches on Rathbun Lake.

Community

Where people who use Rathbun Lake talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

  • Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 8c36f9e5-9918-4f7c-b6e2-d205925ddc1e · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

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