Iowa / Spirit Lake /
Mini-Wakan Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Spirit Lake · near Spirit Lake · Iowa
Zebra mussels (latest report 2017) 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
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2020.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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.
Depth contours in feet from Iowa DNR. Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Spirit Lake near Orleans, IA gauge · USGS, 2.2 mi away on Spirit Lake
Water level
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USGS gauge Spirit Lake near Orleans, IA, 2.2 mi from this launch on Spirit Lake: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Spirit Lake
Lake in Iowa. All launches on Spirit Lake.
Community
Where people who use Spirit Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Little Spirit Lake Public Water Access Site · 1.6 mi · Little Spirit Lake
- Loon Lake (E) Public Water Access Site · 1.9 mi · Loon Lake
- Marble Beach Boat Ramp · 2.2 mi · Spirit Lake
- Pearl Lake (W) Public Water Access Site · 2.2 mi · Pearl Lake
- Loon Lake Public Water Access Site · 2.2 mi · Loon Lake
- Templar Park Boat Ramp · 3.0 mi · Spirit Lake
Sources
- Iowa DNR Boat Ramps (Recreation MapServer, lakes and state parks) record -95.10262,43.49753 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n11013159680 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1307076043 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by 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.