Iowa / Des Moines River /
Skillet Creek Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Des Moines River · near Stratford · 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
- 8 spaces
- Managed by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 42.26169, -93.99541
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Des Moines River near Stratford, IA gauge · USGS, 0.7 mi away on Des Moines River
Water level
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USGS gauge Des Moines River near Stratford, IA, 0.7 mi from this launch on Des Moines River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 260.8 on Des Moines River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers
Sources: Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes.
On Des Moines River
River in Iowa. All launches on Des Moines River.
Community
Where people who use Des Moines River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Deception Hollow · 4.7 mi · Des Moines River
- Boone Forks · 4.7 mi · Boone River
- Norton's Ford River Access · 5.4 mi · Des Moines River
- Lehigh South · 7.4 mi · Des Moines River
- Lehigh North · 7.5 mi · Des Moines River
- Bells Mill · 7.6 mi · Boone River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 1fed8473-4f35-4ee6-a833-a95328b2d6d4 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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