Upper Troy Mills Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Wapsipinicon River · near Walker · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Ramp surface
- Natural
- Car parking
- 5 spaces
- Managed by
- Buchanan County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.32175, -91.72427
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA gauge · USGS, 13.1 mi away on Wapsipinicon River
Water level
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USGS gauge Wapsipinicon River at Independence, IA, 13.1 mi from this launch on Wapsipinicon River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 138.4 on Wapsipinicon River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers
- Rapids, 4.9 mi downstream: Troy Mills Rapids (rock dam), 3 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Rapids, 7.5 mi upstream: Quasqueton Rapids (constructed rapids), 6 ft. Portage river right. Marked portage route: 528 ft, natural. · 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.
Sources: Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes.
On Wapsipinicon River
River in Iowa. All launches on Wapsipinicon River.
Community
Where people who use Wapsipinicon River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lower Troy Mills Access · 0.6 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Troy Mills Wapsipinicon Access · 3.4 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Quasqueton City Access · 5.2 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Veteran’s White Water · 5.3 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Veteran's Memorial Park · 5.5 mi · Wapsipinicon River
- Iron Bridge Access · 7.0 mi · Wapsipinicon River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 557fd4be-4690-41c2-b277-d732a0741da0 · 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.