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Indian Cave - Backwater Paddlecraft Launch

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Missouri River · near Falls City · Nebraska

Open per Nebraska Game and Parks Commission paddlecraft launches's data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Ramp surface
Crushed Rock
Coordinates
40.25201, -95.53713

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Omaha District; the one nearest this launch is of May 7, 2025). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Water level

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

USGS gauge Missouri River at Brownville, NE, 11.8 mi from this launch on Missouri River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 518.0 on Missouri River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • MO 10 OML · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of May 7, 2025 by the Omaha District. Soundings on the sheet from 2 to 35.6 ft; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Missouri River

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission paddlecraft launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.