Iowa / Upper Iowa River /
Upper Dam - Upper Access
Boat ramp · on Upper Iowa River · near Decorah · 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
- 2 spaces
- Managed by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 43.32279, -91.68621
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Upper Iowa River at Decorah, IA gauge · USGS, 5.7 mi away on Upper Iowa River
Water level
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USGS gauge Upper Iowa River at Decorah, IA, 5.7 mi from this launch on Upper Iowa River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 45.2 on Upper 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.
- Low-head dam, under 0.1 mi downstream: Upper Dam (low-head), 25 ft. Portage river right. Marked portage route: 624 ft, gravel. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 4.8 mi downstream: Lower Dam (low-head), 16 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 771 ft, natural. · 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 Upper Iowa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Upper Iowa River.
Community
Where people who use Upper Iowa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Upper Dam - Lower Access · 0.1 mi · Upper Iowa River
- Seegmiller · 1.2 mi · Upper Iowa River
- Lower Dam-Upper Access · 2.5 mi · Upper Iowa River
- Lower Dam-Lower Access · 2.5 mi · Upper Iowa River
- Lundy Bridge Access · 3.8 mi · Upper Iowa River
- Trout Run Access · 4.3 mi · Upper Iowa River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record bba31634-97eb-4047-8d75-7f8c0118629e · 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.