Iowa / Rathbun Lake /
Island View Park
Boat ramp · on Rathbun Lake · near Centerville · Iowa
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
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked October 9, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Restrooms
- Vault toilet
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 40.82809, -92.89828
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Rathbun Lake near Rathbun, IA gauge · USGS, 0.4 mi away on Rathbun Lake
- Lake level at Rathbun Dam & Reservoir · USACE
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, 0.4 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
- Island View West · 0.3 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Island View · 0.6 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Outlet Park · 0.6 mi · Chariton River
- Island View West Boat Ramp · 1.4 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Buck Creek Marina north · 1.8 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Prairie Ridge Boat Ramp · 1.9 mi · Rathbun Lake
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 67972497-da05-45ed-acd4-c63dd3c917a2 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 722-514880003-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District boat ramps record {09474330-3D71-4902-833C-284BEEE1A6E7} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District)
- Iowa DNR Boat Ramps (Recreation MapServer, lakes and state parks) record -92.89978,40.82785 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap n8997411720 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Iowa DNR Water Accesses and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District boat ramps and Iowa DNR Boat Ramps (Recreation MapServer, lakes and state parks). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.