Iowa / Cedar River /
Interstate Park (Upper Dam)
Boat ramp · on Cedar River · near Mitchell · 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
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 5 spaces
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Managed by
- Mitchell County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 43.31938, -92.88196
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 263.1 on Cedar 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, under 0.1 mi downstream: Mitchell Mill Dam (low-head), 20 ft. Marked portage route: 518 ft, natural. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Rapids, 5.4 mi downstream: Spring Park Beauty Dam (rock dam), 3 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Low-head dam, 6.4 mi upstream: St. Ansgar Mill Dam (low-head), 8 ft. Marked portage route: marked. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 8.0 mi upstream: Interstate Power Dam/Old power Dam (breached low-head). · 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, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes, Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids.
On Cedar River
River in Iowa. All launches on Cedar River.
Community
Where people who use Cedar River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Bennett Access · 0.9 mi · Cedar River
- Cedar Bridge Park · 2.9 mi · Cedar River
- Halvorson Park · 3.2 mi · Cedar River
- Spring Park · 3.4 mi · Cedar River
- Acorn Park · 5.6 mi · Cedar River
- T38 Access · 5.8 mi · Cedar River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 8430418c-ad21-4848-8be3-fd28ba879904 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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.