Iowa / Iowa River /
Tailwater East
Boat ramp · on Iowa River · near Iowa City · Iowa
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked September 29, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 30 spaces
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 41.72091, -91.52884
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Iowa River below Coralville Dam nr Coralville, IA gauge · USGS, 0.4 mi away on Iowa River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Iowa River below Coralville Dam nr Coralville, IA, 0.4 mi from this launch on Iowa River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 81.5 on Iowa River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Dam, 0.2 mi upstream: Coralville Dam (large impoundment). · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 5.1 mi downstream: Iowa River Power Company Dam (low-head), 10 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 326 ft, natural. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 8.7 mi downstream: Burlington Street Dam (low-head), 11 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes.
On Iowa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Iowa River.
Community
Where people who use Iowa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- West Overlook Boat Ramp · 0.3 mi · Coralville Lake
- West Overlook · 0.7 mi · Coralville Lake
- Butler Bridge Canoe Access · 2.1 mi · Iowa River
- Sugar Bottom Boat Ramp (unavailable) · 2.9 mi · Coralville Lake
- Iowa City Park · 3.2 mi · Iowa River
- Mehaffey Bridge Boat Ramp · 4.0 mi · Coralville Lake
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 79dfca12-b45a-427b-bfda-74167f83b121 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 253-503910016-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap w726978318 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n4443009453 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Iowa DNR Water Accesses and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.