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Little Sioux River access points and trip distances, Iowa

15 access points (15 public) along 226.4 river miles of the Little Sioux River in Iowa. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0cayler prairie complex
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43.41081, -95.25018 44.4
44.4West Leach Park
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43.13629, -95.14656 14.9
59.3Little Sioux Wildlife Area
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43.04165, -95.05484 11.3
70.6Kindlespire Park
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42.94910, -95.12231 9.8
80.4Sioux Rapids City Park
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42.89621, -95.15292 8.8
89.1Bluebird Access
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42.89600, -95.24353 0.1
89.3Linn Grove Dam Park
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42.89570, -95.24644 12.2
101.5Riverside Access (west ramp)
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42.92125, -95.35658 29.3
130.8Westcott Park
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42.74446, -95.54896 9.8
140.6Silver Sioux Recreation Area
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42.65297, -95.59026 18.6
159.3Washta Access
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42.53999, -95.73460 5.6
164.9Boat ramp (west ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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42.48901, -95.76985 4.1
169.0Little Sioux Boat Ramp
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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42.45364, -95.79325 21.6
190.7Inkpaduta Access
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42.25403, -95.90468 35.7
226.4Little Sioux Delta
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41.80239, -96.06626 end

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Iowa DNR Boat Ramps, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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