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Wapsipinicon RiverStone City Access to Anamosa Boat Ramp above the dam
Short Stone City-to-Anamosa Wapsi run through the Grant Wood limestone corridor, ending at the above-dam Anamosa ramp with a firm no-continuation dam boundary.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Stone City Access and take out at the Anamosa Boat Ramp above the low-head dam. The route is short and scenic, but the dam boundary and proxy gauge make same-day scouting mandatory.
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Put-in
Stone City AccessStone City is a named county Wapsipinicon River access. Use the public access site east of the General Store, not private banks in Stone City.
Take-out
Anamosa Boat Ramp above the damAnamosa Boat Ramp is the intended finish above the dam. Do not continue downstream toward the low-head dam or assume the below-dam state-park launch is part of this route.
Road shuttle
Stage the take-out at the Anamosa Boat Ramp at the Wapsipinicon State Park entrance, then launch from Stone City Access. Scout the Anamosa ramp and dam boundary before putting on.
Additional access notes
- USGS 05421500 at Stone City is the direct route reference. If it lacks a usable recent reading, use the selected Anamosa station only as a corridor proxy and confirm local depth and current before launch.
More route and safety guidance
- Jones County warns that downstream recreationists need to portage around the Anamosa dam and that low-head dams are extremely dangerous.
- The Stone City-to-Anamosa reach uses the fresh Anamosa gauge as a route-corridor proxy because no product-current Stone City gauge value was returned during this run.
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Wapsipinicon River near Anamosa, IA. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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- Public put-inStone City Access
Jones County describes Stone City Access as a one-acre Wapsipinicon River access site in Stone City, and Travel Iowa corroborates public access and paddling scenery.
- Public take-outAnamosa Boat Ramp above the dam
Jones County lists Anamosa Boat Ramp above the dam in the public Wapsipinicon access chain and says the ramp is at the Wapsipinicon State Park entrance.
- Route shapeAbout 4 miles
The Jones County bridge map labels the Stone City to Anamosa / E-34 access leg at about 4.1 miles.
- Mandatory dam boundaryAnamosa low-head dam
Jones County warns that paddlers downstream from Anamosa need to portage around the dam and should not venture over, on, or close to low-head dams.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-24USGS 05421740 at 1,970 cfs / 7.20 ft
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