Municipal Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Fort Madison · 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
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 40.62948, -91.30001
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of August 25, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 383.8 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.
- Upper Mississippi River Pool 19 · 0.1 mi from this launch
Before-dredging survey of August 25, 2026 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet down to 22.8 ft below the pool's low control level, with bars at or above it; 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
- Willow Patch Access · 0.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Ortho Way Access · 4.7 mi
- Green Bay Access · 6.3 mi · Mississippi River
- Horton Lake Boat Launch · 7.2 mi · Horton Lake
- Heron Bend Boat Ramp · 7.4 mi
- Indian Path Park · 8.1 mi · Skunk River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 30a7c333-cba4-452c-a2b3-2496e4e3c36b · 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.