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North Fraser Access

Boat ramp · on Des Moines River · near Fraser · 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
6 spaces
Managed by
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Coordinates
42.12881, -93.98166

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Conditions

Water level

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

USGS gauge Des Moines River near Stratford, IA, 8.6 mi from this launch on Des Moines River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 249.4 on Des Moines River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers

River hazards

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, 0.3 mi downstream: Fraser Dam (low-head), 6 ft. Portage river right. Marked portage route: marked. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
  • Rapids, 7.0 mi downstream: Boone Waterworks Dam (constructed rapids), 5 ft. Portage river left. · 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 mile markers on paddling routes, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes, Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids.

On Des Moines River

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Sources

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.