Old Highway 63
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Wapsipinicon River · near Frederika · 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
- Car parking
- 1 space
- Coordinates
- 42.90690, -92.33013
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli, IA gauge · USGS, 6.2 mi away on Wapsipinicon River
Water level
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USGS gauge Wapsipinicon River near Tripoli, IA, 6.2 mi from this launch on Wapsipinicon River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 219.9 on Wapsipinicon River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers
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, 1.7 mi upstream: Buckley Rock Dam Ford (low-head), 7 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 2.8 mi downstream: Frederika Dam (low-head), 6 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 956 ft, gravel. · 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 Wapsipinicon River
River in Iowa. All launches on Wapsipinicon River.
Community
Where people who use Wapsipinicon River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Alcock Park Boat Ramp · 2.0 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Sweet Marsh Access · 6.2 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Snyder Access · 6.8 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Wapsi Access · 8.6 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- North Cedar Park · 10.5 mi · Cedar River
- Nashua Access · 10.7 mi · Cedar River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record c940c0d1-607c-4ba5-976e-bcbaedfc7b78 · 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.