Iowa / Cedar River /
Midway River Access
Boat ramp · on Cedar River · near Midway · 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
- 10 spaces
- Managed by
- Floyd County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 43.00992, -92.60257
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Cedar River at Charles City, IA gauge · USGS, 5.1 mi away on Cedar River
Water level
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USGS gauge Cedar River at Charles City, IA, 5.1 mi from this launch on Cedar River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 224.4 on Cedar 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, 5.7 mi downstream: Cedar Lake Dam (low-head), 17 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Rapids, 7.3 mi upstream: Charles City Gaging Dam (rubble), 1 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Low-head dam, 7.8 mi upstream: Main Street Dam (low-head), 11 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, Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids.
On Cedar River
River in Iowa. All launches on Cedar River.
Community
Where people who use Cedar River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Howard Woods · 2.7 mi · Cedar River
- Brantingham Park · 5.2 mi · Cedar River
- Nashua Access · 5.2 mi · Cedar River
- Rotary Access · 9.0 mi · Cedar River
- North Cedar Park · 11.9 mi · Cedar River
- Perrin Park · 12.9 mi · Shell Rock River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 9f91f6f7-fafe-4a81-994c-f770b7201585 · 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.