McGregor Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near McGregor · Iowa
Quagga mussels (latest report 2008) and zebra mussels (latest report 2013) reported in Mississippi River 1.1 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
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
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 43.02616, -91.17306
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Paul District; the one nearest this launch is of September 25, 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Mississippi River at McGregor, IA gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Mississippi River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Mississippi River at McGregor, IA, 0.1 mi from this launch on Mississippi River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 633.5 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Pool 10 Upper Mississippi · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 25, 2020 by the St. Paul District. Soundings on the sheet from 1 to 20.2 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 Mississippi River
River in Iowa. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Marquette Boat Ramp · 1.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Campion Landing · 1.3 mi · Hunter Channel
- Campion Canoe/Kayak Landing · 1.3 mi · Mississippi River
- Lawler Parking Landing · 2.0 mi · East Channel Mississippi River
- Villa Louis Landing · 2.3 mi · Roseau Channel
- St. Feriole Slough Landing · 2.5 mi · Marais de Saint Feriole
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record becf82f8-949b-4d38-98ac-b4324cf00e7e · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 4f29baba-de04-463f-a717-87cc5c1df8ed · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- OpenStreetMap n2431769648 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Iowa DNR Water Accesses and US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.