Princeton Wildlife Area
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Mississippi River · near Princeton · Iowa
Zebra mussels (latest report 2015) reported in Mississippi River 2.8 km from 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Managed by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 41.71016, -90.34717
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the Mississippi River at Clinton, IA gauge · USGS, 6.9 mi away on Mississippi River
Water level
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USGS gauge Mississippi River at Clinton, IA, 6.9 mi from this launch on Mississippi River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Mississippi River
River in Iowa. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Princeton Wildlife Area · 0.0 mi · Mississippi River
- Princeton Wildlife Area · 0.9 mi · Mississippi River
- Princeton Wildlife Area · 1.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Princeton Wildlife Area · 1.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Ben Martinson Wildlife Area (restricted) · 2.2 mi · Hagenson Pond
- 10th Street Boat Launch · 2.4 mi
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 642ab0a1-991f-49f7-bf2e-9ec72a3f7056 · 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.