Iowa / Des Moines River /
Norton's Ford River Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Des Moines River · near Pilot Mound · 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
- Natural
- Coordinates
- 42.18462, -93.97484
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Des Moines River near Stratford, IA gauge · USGS, 4.8 mi away on Des Moines River
Water level
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USGS gauge Des Moines River near Stratford, IA, 4.8 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 254.0 on Des Moines River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes
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, 4.8 mi downstream: Fraser Dam (low-head), 6 ft. Portage river right. Marked portage route: marked. · 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: Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes.
On Des Moines River
River in Iowa. All launches on Des Moines River.
Community
Where people who use Des Moines River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- North Fraser Access · 3.9 mi · Des Moines River
- South Fraser Access · 4.3 mi · Des Moines River
- Skillet Creek Access · 5.4 mi · Des Moines River
- Boone Waterworks Upper · 7.3 mi · Des Moines River
- Boone Waterworks Lower · 7.7 mi · Des Moines River
- Boone Forks · 9.1 mi · Boone River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 926bfb2c-311e-432d-84c4-6f46276d7059 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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