Iowa / Iowa River /
Kemp Sports Park
Boat ramp · on Iowa River · near Alden · 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
- Gravel
- Car parking
- 12 spaces
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 42.52321, -93.37936
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA gauge · USGS, 10.8 mi away on Iowa River
Water level
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USGS gauge South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA, 10.8 mi from this launch on Iowa River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 285.1 on Iowa 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, 0.2 mi downstream: Alden Dam (low-head), 10 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 647 ft, natural. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 7.8 mi downstream: Iowa Falls Dam (low-head), 26 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Rapids, 8.1 mi downstream: Wastewater Plant Rock Dam (rock dam), 3 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Rapids, 8.4 mi downstream: Woolen Mill Diversion Dam (rubble), 1 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
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 Iowa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Iowa River.
Community
Where people who use Iowa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Alden Dam Portage · 0.2 mi · Iowa River
- Alden River Access · 0.7 mi · Iowa River
- Bigelow Park · 2.4 mi · Iowa River
- Weaver's Cove (Inaccessible due to road construction) · 4.5 mi · Iowa River
- Flowing Well · 5.0 mi · South Fork Iowa River
- Popejoy Conservation Park · 5.1 mi · Iowa River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 482b19b1-cf5f-4763-b9b2-5e2ef54f6cf4 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n11987609792 © 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.