Matsell Bridge
Boat ramp · on Wapsipinicon River · near Anamosa · 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
- 15 spaces
- Restrooms
- Pit toilet
- Managed by
- Linn County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.13109, -91.38359
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa, IA gauge · USGS, 6.8 mi away on Wapsipinicon River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa, IA, 6.8 mi from this launch on Wapsipinicon River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 102.9 on Wapsipinicon 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, 6.8 mi downstream: Anamosa Dam (low-head), 8 ft. · 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 Wapsipinicon River
River in Iowa. All launches on Wapsipinicon River.
Community
Where people who use Wapsipinicon River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Stone City · 2.2 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Anamosa Boat Ramp · 5.1 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Wapsipinicon State Park Boat Ramp · 5.4 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Wakpicada · 8.1 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Riverside Rapids (4) · 8.9 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Pinicon Ridge Park · 9.9 mi · Wapsipinicon River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 1842387a-f1ff-4b81-90d2-89820578ce05 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n2426231263 © 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.