Iowa / Michaels Creek /
Louisa: Fishing Pier Canoe/Kayak Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Michaels Creek · near Wapello · 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)
- Managed by
- Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge
- Coordinates
- 41.23170, -91.11261
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of November 16, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Upper Mississippi River Pool 17 · 0.2 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of November 16, 2023 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet from 9 to 34.1 ft below the pool's low control level; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Michaels Creek
Stream in Iowa. All launches on Michaels Creek.
Nearby launches
- Port Louisa Public Acc. Area · 0.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Snively Access · 2.2 mi · Lake Odessa
- Flaming Prairie Park · 2.9 mi · Mississippi River
- Big Timber Access · 3.9 mi · Mississippi River
- Schafer Access · 4.6 mi · Lake Odessa
- Hwy 61 Access · 4.6 mi · Iowa River
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record eba85eb8-1ad3-463c-a18f-fcbf833d0b33 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.