Story City Park
Boat ramp · on South Skunk River · near Story City · 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
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 42.18686, -93.58610
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the South Skunk River near Ames, IA gauge · USGS, 8.5 mi away on South Skunk River
Water level
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USGS gauge South Skunk River near Ames, IA, 8.5 mi from this launch on South Skunk River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
- Rapids, under 0.1 mi downstream: Story City Dam (constructed rapids). Portage river right. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On South Skunk River
River in Iowa. All launches on South Skunk River.
Community
Where people who use South Skunk River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lekwa Access · 1.5 mi · South Skunk River
- Anderson Access · 3.5 mi · South Skunk River
- Sopers Mill A · 5.8 mi · South Skunk River
- Sopers Mill B · 5.8 mi · South Skunk River
- 180th Street Access · 6.5 mi · South Skunk River
- West Peterson Pit Ramp · 7.0 mi · Peterson Lake
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 022d6558-910e-471f-9d90-dc13f8573409 · 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.