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Municipal Public Ramps (2)

Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Burlington · Iowa

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2015) reported in the water at 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
Managed by
City
Coordinates
40.80842, -91.09955

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of November 18, 2023). Not for navigation.

Conditions

On the river

River mile 403.9 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

River hazards

Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.

  • Dam, 6.6 mi upstream: Mississippi River Lock & Dam No. 18 (large impoundment), 41 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: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards.

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
    Hydrographic survey of November 18, 2023 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet from 7.4 to 39.7 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

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Iowa DNR Water Accesses and Iowa DNR Boat Ramps (Recreation MapServer, lakes and state parks). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.