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Boat ramp · on Missouri River · near Modale · Iowa

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2016) 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
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Coordinates
41.55065, -96.09450

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Omaha District; the one nearest this launch is of April 24, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

On the river

River mile 648.3 on Missouri River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • MO 11 OMM
    Condition survey of April 24, 2026 by the Omaha District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.2 to 32.5 ft; 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 Missouri River

River in Iowa. All launches on Missouri River.

Community

Where people who use Missouri River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

  • Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 3c114943-e5a4-4f8b-9927-d8001586ddc4 · 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.