Lenon Mills Access
Boat ramp · on Middle Raccoon River · near Panora · 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
- 20 spaces
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Managed by
- Guthrie County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 41.68658, -94.37161
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Middle Raccoon River at Panora, IA gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Middle Raccoon River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Middle Raccoon River at Panora, IA, 0.1 mi from this launch on Middle Raccoon River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 17.8 on Middle Raccoon 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, at this launch: Lenon Mill Dam (low-head), 5 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Dam, 1.6 mi upstream: Lake Panorama Dam (large impoundment). · 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.
On Middle Raccoon River
River in Iowa. All launches on Middle Raccoon River.
Community
Where people who use Middle Raccoon River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- P - 28 Access · 1.6 mi · Middle Raccoon River
- Middle Raccoon River Access · 3.5 mi · Middle Raccoon River
- Cowles Access · 6.4 mi · Middle Raccoon River
- Shearer Access · 7.5 mi · Middle Raccoon River
- Springbrook State Park · 7.5 mi · Middle Raccoon River
- Nation's Bridge Park · 7.8 mi · South Raccoon River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 31ea069b-92ac-47f9-965a-d10c810406d5 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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