Iowa / Rathbun Lake /
Island View West
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
- Pit toilet
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 40.83267, -92.90021
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Rathbun Lake near Rathbun, IA gauge · USGS, 0.7 mi away on Rathbun Lake
Water level
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USGS gauge Rathbun Lake near Rathbun, IA, 0.7 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 · 0.2 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Island View Park · 0.3 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Outlet Park · 0.9 mi · Chariton River
- Island View West Boat Ramp · 1.2 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Prairie Ridge Boat Ramp · 1.6 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Honey Creek State Park east Boat Ramp 1 · 2.6 mi · Rathbun Lake
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 50f18d65-986f-4886-8f89-8bf38e41c532 · 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 722-514880003-7-003 · 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 {4B8FD414-6754-4414-A450-587FD3478228} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District)
- 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)
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. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.