Iowa / Des Moines River /
Lehigh South
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Des Moines River · near Lehigh · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Ramp surface
- Natural
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 42.36061, -94.05054
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Des Moines River near Stratford, IA gauge · USGS, 8.0 mi away on Des Moines River
Water level
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USGS gauge Des Moines River near Stratford, IA, 8.0 mi from this launch on Des Moines River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 279.1 on Des Moines River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers
- Rapids, under 0.1 mi upstream: Lehigh Rock Dam (rock dam), 4 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 constructed rapids.
On Des Moines River
River in Iowa. All launches on Des Moines River.
Community
Where people who use Des Moines River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lehigh North · 0.1 mi · Des Moines River
- Dolliver State Park · 2.5 mi · Des Moines River
- Deception Hollow · 2.7 mi · Des Moines River
- Brushy Creek Boat Launch near Lehigh · 3.8 mi · Brushy Creek
- Brushy Creek Boat Launch near Lehigh · 4.3 mi · Brushy Creek
- Brushy Creek Boat Launch near Lehigh · 4.4 mi · Brushy Creek
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record a9002b4f-3331-4f09-b434-ebc914676616 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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