Iowa / Cedar River /
Otranto Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Cedar River · near Otranto · 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
- 10 spaces
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Managed by
- Mitchell County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 43.45760, -92.98094
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 277.0 on Cedar 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, 6.5 mi downstream: Interstate Power Dam/Old power Dam (breached low-head). · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 8.1 mi downstream: St. Ansgar Mill Dam (low-head), 8 ft. 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 Cedar River
River in Iowa. All launches on Cedar River.
Community
Where people who use Cedar River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Otranto Impoundment · 0.1 mi · Cedar River
- State Line Access · 3.1 mi · Cedar River
- Acorn Park · 5.2 mi · Cedar River
- Halvorson Park · 7.8 mi · Cedar River
- Orchard Creek Public Water Access Site · 8.5 mi · Cedar River
- Riverside Park · 10.3 mi · Little Cedar River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record b5cba86d-113a-4824-b036-e46d53163840 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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