Iowa / Des Moines River /
Hydro-electric Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Des Moines River · near Fort Dodge · 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
- 7 spaces
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 42.51960, -94.19936
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA gauge · USGS, 0.8 mi away on Des Moines River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Des Moines River at Fort Dodge, IA, 0.8 mi from this launch on Des Moines River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 299.5 on Des Moines 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, 2.4 mi downstream: Trestle Weir (minor low-head), 1 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 dam hazards.
On Des Moines River
River in Iowa. All launches on Des Moines River.
Community
Where people who use Des Moines River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Phinney Park · 0.6 mi · Lizard Creek
- Fort Dodge Access 298 · 1.7 mi · Des Moines River
- Becker Access · 1.9 mi · Des Moines River
- South River District Access · 2.1 mi · Des Moines River
- Breens Access · 2.4 mi · Des Moines River
- Rasch Access · 3.0 mi · Lizard Creek
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 29f5c5d8-c9f1-4525-84c0-fb528d12de94 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n161379918 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.