North Sabula Access Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Upper Sabula Lake · near Sabula · Iowa
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
- Ramp surface
- concrete
- Managed by
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge
- Coordinates
- 42.07495, -90.17692
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of October 1, 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 13
Condition survey of October 1, 2026 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet from 0.2 to 36 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 Upper Sabula Lake
Lake in Iowa. All launches on Upper Sabula Lake.
Nearby launches
- River Street Ramp · 0.3 mi · Mississippi River
- South Sabula Access · 1.3 mi · Mississippi River
- Marquette Park South Boat Launch · 1.8 mi · Mississippi River
- Marquette Park North Boat Launch · 2.1 mi · Mississippi River
- Miller's Landing Boat Launch · 4.7 mi · Savanna Bay
- Big Slough Landing Boat Launch · 4.9 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 1be18a98-7cd0-43da-963f-3307677e1314 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- Iowa DNR Boat Ramps (Recreation MapServer, lakes and state parks) record -90.17688,42.07502 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n9659672344 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n13179080687 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) 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.