Iowa / Cedar River /
Washington Union
Boat ramp · on Cedar River · near Cedar Falls · 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
- 12 spaces
- Managed by
- Black Hawk County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 42.61335, -92.49605
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IA gauge · USGS, 2.7 mi away on Cedar River
Water level
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USGS gauge West Fork Cedar River at Finchford, IA, 2.7 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 178.7 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.
- Rapids, 3.9 mi upstream: Janesville Rock Dams (rock dam), 3 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Low-head dam, 8.0 mi downstream: Cedar Falls Dam/Center St. Dam (low-head), 12.5 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 2184 ft, concrete. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Rapids, 8.3 mi downstream: Clay Hole (breached low-head), 3 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 794 ft, concrete. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Portage route, 9.2 mi downstream (732 ft, natural). · Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes
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 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
- Shell Rock Access · 2.0 mi · Shell Rock River
- Thunderwoman Park · 2.4 mi · West Fork Cedar River
- Dort’s Landing · 2.9 mi · Cedar River
- Janesville · 2.9 mi · Cedar River
- Black Hawk Park · 3.2 mi · Cedar River
- Big Woods Lake Recreation Area North Access · 5.0 mi · Big Woods Lake
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record abb3998a-268e-475a-ac33-aafc607548e3 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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