Iowa / Cedar River /
Upper Palisades Access
Boat ramp · on Cedar River · near Ely · 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
- Managed by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 41.91766, -91.51433
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids, IA gauge · USGS, 4.5 mi away on Cedar River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Cedar River below Indian Creek at Cedar Rapids, IA, 4.5 mi from this launch on Cedar River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 73.2 on Cedar 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, 1.7 mi downstream: Palisades-Kepler Dam (breached low-head), 8 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 1200 ft, natural. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Low-head dam, 8.6 mi upstream: C Street Roller Dam (low-head). · 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 Cedar River
River in Iowa. All launches on Cedar River.
Community
Where people who use Cedar River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Palisades-Kepler St. Park · 1.2 mi · Cedar River
- South Cedar · 4.5 mi · Cedar River
- River Road · 5.0 mi · Cedar River
- Lou's Area Access · 5.9 mi · Cedar River
- Sac and Fox · 5.9 mi · Cedar River
- Otis Road Access · 7.1 mi · Cedar River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record e9676b33-8f8b-4ec5-80a4-73a6e059b472 · 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.