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Turkey RiverMillville Access to Ferry Landing Canoe Takeout
Final official Turkey River Water Trail leg from Millville to the Mississippi River and Ferry Landing Canoe Takeout, with bottomland current, Turkey River Mounds context, and a short big-river finish.
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Access and shuttle
Finish the official Turkey River Water Trail from Millville Access #5 to the Ferry Landing Canoe Takeout. The route reaches the Turkey River mouth and includes a short downstream move on the Mississippi, so wind and boat traffic matter more than on the upstream Turkey segments.
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Put-in
Millville Access #5Confirm the public Millville Access #5 location; do not launch from a private pier unless you have direct permission.
Take-out
Ferry Landing Canoe TakeoutThe water trail ends at the Ferry Landing Canoe Takeout after a short Mississippi River move downstream from the Turkey River mouth.
Road shuttle
Use a two-car shuttle between Millville Access #5 and the Ferry Landing Canoe Takeout. Scout both ends and include the final Mississippi River approach in the plan, not just the Turkey River mileage.
Additional access notes
- If wind, ferry traffic, or big-river conditions look wrong, postpone or use an upstream take-out instead of committing to the mouth.
More route and safety guidance
- Verify the Millville public launch and ferry landing from land before paddling because source coordinate support is less precise than the official access names.
- Do not continue into the Mississippi without a river-current, wind, and ferry-traffic plan.
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Official water-trail endpointMillville #5 to Ferry Landing, 5.0 mi
The Turkey River Water Trail table lists Millville Access #5 as five miles above the Ferry Landing Canoe Takeout, and the map page describes turning downstream on the Mississippi a short distance to reach the take-out.
- Tourism corroborationMillville five-mile float to Ferry Landing
Travel Iowa's Millville page describes the canoe access at Millville and a five-mile float ending at the Ferry Landing Canoe Takeout.
- Published route reportMillville to Cassville Ferry Landing, 240 cfs
Miles Paddled documents the final lower Turkey / Mississippi finish at 240 cfs on the Garber gauge and says there should generally be enough water, but its private-pier put-in is not used as Paddle Today's public endpoint.
- Gauge check recorded during route reviewGarber 1,670 cfs / 8.13 ft
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