Iowa / North Raccoon River /

Merritt Access

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on North Raccoon River · near Lanesboro · 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
Concrete
Car parking
10 spaces
Managed by
Carroll County Conservation Board
Coordinates
42.12614, -94.68369

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Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge North Raccoon River near Lanesboro, IA, 3.7 mi from this launch on North Raccoon River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River hazards
  • Rapids, at this launch: Merritt Access Rock Dam (rock dam), 4 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
  • Rapids, 3.6 mi upstream: Lanesboro Rock Dam (rock dam), 4 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
  • Rapids, 3.8 mi downstream: Bennett Access Rock Dam (rock dam), 5 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 constructed rapids.

On North Raccoon River

River in Iowa. All launches on North Raccoon River.

Community

Where people who use North Raccoon River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

  • Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 66b96cf8-94e2-40f4-8059-04fcd94061d1 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

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.