Iowa / Catfish Creek /
Mines of Spain
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Catfish Creek · near Dubuque · 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
- ground
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Managed by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 42.46713, -90.64789
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of September 30, 2026). 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 12 · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 30, 2026 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet from 3 to 31.6 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 Catfish Creek
River in Iowa. All launches on Catfish Creek.
Community
Where people who use Catfish Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Sunfish Lake Boat Ramp · 1.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Plaza · 2.0 mi · Mississippi River
- Schmitt Island Boat Ramp · 3.0 mi · Mississippi River
- Massey Marina · 3.9 mi · Shawon Dasse Slough
- A.Y. McDonald Park Boat Ramp · 4.0 mi · Mississippi River
- Sunfish Lake Landing · 5.2 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 634e3938-1057-4d0a-9f24-41e5334700a0 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n11220807411 © 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.