Iowa / Rathbun Lake /
Honey Creek State Park east Boat Ramp 1
Boat ramp · on Rathbun Lake · near Centerville · Iowa
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in this water (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
- Managed by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 40.86500, -92.92615
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Rathbun Lake near Rathbun, IA gauge · USGS, 3.3 mi away on Rathbun Lake
- Lake level at Rathbun Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Rathbun Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 904.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Rathbun Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Rathbun Lake near Rathbun, IA, 3.3 mi from this launch on Rathbun Lake: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Rathbun Lake
Lake in Iowa. All launches on Rathbun Lake.
Community
Where people who use Rathbun Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Honey Creek Resort · 0.3 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Honey Creek High Water Ramp · 0.6 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Honey Creek · 0.6 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Island View West Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Prairie Ridge Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Rathbun Lake
- Island View · 2.4 mi · Rathbun Lake
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District boat ramps record {15052DC3-A229-49AC-8D28-9627E25A5DC8} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District)
- Iowa DNR Boat Ramps (Recreation MapServer, lakes and state parks) record -92.92596,40.86509 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n2526033184 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District boat ramps and Iowa DNR Boat Ramps (Recreation MapServer, lakes and state parks). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.