Yellow River Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Mississippi River · near Marquette · Iowa
Quagga mussels (latest report 2008) and zebra mussels (latest report 2021) reported in Mississippi River 570 m from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
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
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 43.08214, -91.18002
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Mississippi River at McGregor, IA gauge · USGS, 3.9 mi away on Mississippi River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Mississippi River at McGregor, IA, 3.9 mi from this launch on Mississippi River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 637.4 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
On Mississippi River
River in Iowa. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Yellow/Mississippi River Access · 0.2 mi · Yellow River
- Gremore-Ambrough Access · 1.7 mi · Gremore Lake
- Gremore Lake Access · 1.7 mi · Gremore Lake
- Villa Louis Landing · 1.9 mi · Roseau Channel
- St. Feriole Slough Landing · 2.1 mi · Marais de Saint Feriole
- West Cedar Street Landing · 2.1 mi · Marais de Saint Feriole
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 25125078-0563-4291-99c3-563ca9b03ea8 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- National Park Service points of interest (boat launches) record {88250CA7-DE75-4ECA-AE89-372F63D972F7} · US federal government data, public domain
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 95e8ab24-f1cf-480e-9548-985888893c7a · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Iowa DNR Water Accesses and National Park Service points of interest (boat launches) and US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.