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!9 !l !y !m ! F !m ! Devine Wildlife o 30# r Area k !y ! River Runner Access #30 Old Bridge !l # 25 D e «¬143 ¬195 Pocahontas s « !y East Fork Access M ! |! Helmke Area # o i ! #25 !y 20 n ! !m Hamms Bridge Access !| ! Livermore Bridge e ¬«10 s ¬«15 # 75 Humboldt # R ! 15 iv 197 e ¬« Stearn’s Woods !l ! r !| !9 !² !_ Oakdale Recreation #20 ! !l !y ! !n Rutland Dam Area Willows Access (No Portage) # 70 # 15 Bradgate Access !l !n Humboldt Dam #10 !# (No Portage) !| River Park ! 10 3 Humboldt ! ¬« Rutland Access !_ !² !y !9 # ! !n ! 5 #65 ! !#! 5 !| !l Dakota City Oxbow Access !l !y !! ! Access «¬3 ! ! Goldfield !_ !² !9 !l !y N Joe Sheldon Park !m !y !9 !² !_ #60 !m Lake Nokomis Boat Ramp !l !y Dakota City Park Wright !! Minnesota ! 2 mi. Sumner Bridge Access !l !| Cornbelt Eagle Grove 1 mi. West & East Fork !n #55 Petersburg City Park !| REC Dam B ¬«31 # Traveler’s Park Access !l !| # (No Portage) 90 310 o ¬«315 o ¬«238 Frank A. Gotch Park !_ !² !9 !y n !| !m ¤£69 ! Des Moines River e ! Sportsman Wildlife Area 1!10 «¬9 North Trail Head !l !| ¬« ¬«7 R i 85 # v #! Webster ! e 50# !| Troy Roadside Park Map #1 ¬«15 30 !| r ! Deer Creek Area #305 Anderson Prairie !l Estherville Walleye L 25 ! iza # #45 r Becker Wildlife ! d ! !l !9 4th Street Bridge !y # ¬«791 ! # |! 160th St Access 80 ! ¤£ Cr 20 # ¬86 ¬4 eek # 15 Access « « !m !! !# 40 ¬«60 Mike Mickelson Park !m !y ! #5 300 Fort Dodge |! East Fork Access !# ! !n 175th St Access |! 10 Fort Dodge Hydro Dam # ! 7 ! High35 Bridge Near Boone on Des Moines River River Hills Access !| # # ¬« !m #! (No Portage) Hamilton 75 100 !m !!! !y £¤20 Hayes Ave Access |! #95 ¬«17 Kossuth |! ! !n Webster City Johnson Ave Access !m # Little Dam The Des Moines#30 River between Humboldt and Fort Dodge offers bedrock ! ! !# ¬124 295 (No Portage) !| « eek !y ledges, scenic! bluffs,Nokomis rock walls, Park and good angling for smallmouth bass and Peterson Access !y Seneca Access !| Cr ! # 70 # Lizard !m !| !l Riverside Park The Des £¤W20 90 85 Kalo channel catfish.25 # The stretch between Kalo and Dolliver State Park is argu- es # |! t Phinney Park Access # ¤£20 20 F 290 ably the most scenic, offering £¤visitors views of its rugged sandstone cliffs Moines o ! # !| ! r 80 E Kalo Bridge Access Dickinson k Emmet a ! !| !l !9 !_ ! s # Briggs Woods River starts 65# t ! 285 and high20 wooded# ridges deep within its narrow valley. Be sure to hike F Woodman Hollow !l Park !y Graettinger Access # o ! D r Woodman Hollow State Preserve if you have time. its southeast- 75 k ! !| !l Graettinger e !m ! Albright’s Access 71 s ! D £¤ !| !9!² !_ !y ! erly course in e Dolliver State Park # M ! N # s Bells Mill Park ! 70 M 280 # Bever Bridge o ¬«196 15As |!it meanders south toward Polk County, the Des Moines Minnesota at i 15 n ¬ o 50 oin !9 !l !| Riverview Wildlife Area !l 60# « «¬ s M Access e i ! e s n e s Lake Shetek. It’s slows, and widens to an average of 280 feet. Angling for ! 10 e £¤169 D R !| !l R 2 mi. Lehigh #! Tunnel Mill s Legend 1 mi. # 65 # i i !l !y !m 270 v # v Patterson Recreation " # 5 ! flathead catfish is popular below the dams in Fraser and the longest river in R 275 e e !| !m Lehigh Access r r r & Wildlife Area i ! e ¤£169 v !y iv Boone. Walleye and channel catfish are also sought. the state, travers- ¬«243 e Hard-surface boat ramp Deception Hollow e R

r y on 17 ! ! !#! Bo ¬« ing Iowa’s landscape !«¬#3655 Palo Alto !l !m !l !m Plum Creek Wildlife Area # 60 | Carry down access Boone Forks Wildlife Area 265 !| from the tip of Emmet ! ! Boone Forks For those wanting to put their paddling skills to Basswood Recreation !y Emmetsburg ! £¤69 ! Plum Creek Dam Access !l !y !m | Unmaintained access Webster ¬«175 ¬«175 County to the south- Access #! «¬175 # 260 the test, Lizard Creek offers class I-II rapids ! 55 ernmost section of Lee ! !l Watson Heritage Veterans Park !_ !l !| !m Fishing access Skillet Creek Access !y ! after a rain. More like a small river, the Wildlife Area !l ¤£59 ¬«240 County, where it empties ¬«314 # 50 ! #! £¤18 Lizard has many riffles and rapids to 50 9 Campground Carlson Recreation !9 !| ! ¬«383 into the Mississippi River at Algona Area keep you on your toes, but don’t for- ! Hamilton ! Watercraft campsite 255 # Keokuk. The Des Moines and #45 # 45 get to take in the beautiful surround- Ambrose A. Call !9 its tributaries above the capital !l !_ Restroom Norton’s Ford !| £ings. It flows through a narrow, Brushy Bayou Wildlife Area ! State Park ! ¤65 city occupy a place in geologic # !! «¬17 ¬«17 enchanting valley with rock !y 40 ² Drinking water near river ¬221 Mulroney Recreation Area ! #40 250# « history known as the Prairie Pothole¬39 ¬«4 !n outcroppings, wooded bluffs, « # Fraser Dam ¬«286 35 n Dam (danger!) «¬144 (Portage River Right) ¬«107 and prairie lands. The last Region. E ! # a ! North Fraser Access !y ! 245 69 !# s ! Rapids or rock dam ! Boone ¤£ mile upstream of highway West Fork Wetlands !l 35 ! t ! m ! South Fraser Access !y !y The Des Moines lobe of the Wisconsin !9 !l !y !m ! ! F North Waterworks Access 169 is the most challeng- ¬285 !m ! Devine Wildlife ! o « 30# r 5-mile markers, from mouth !n Area k Boone Waterworks Dam ing section of rapids— glacier is responsible for the unique to- ! (Portage River Left) !y 240 !! pography¬«141 of the area, which includes a deep River Runner Access #30 ! # !y South Waterworks Access not for beginners. ¤£30 Old Bridge !l # Federal or state highway 25 D Ogden valley, high cut banks, the many lakes and e Ames «¬143 ¬195 Pocahontas s N « !y !y # Hwy 30 Access ponds, and streams littered with boulders (glacial East Fork Access M |! 30 235 ! ! !Paved & unpavedHelmke roads Area ¤£ # o i !

erratics) not commonly found in the lower reaches #25 !y 20 n ! !m Boone £¤30 Livermore Bridge e !| ! 2 mi. £¤169 De ¬«17 £30 Hamms Bridge Access 1 mi. ¤ s s of the Des Moines River Valley. ¬«10 City or town 230# M ¬«15 !# 75 Public lands Dogwood Access !y o R i 183 ! Humboldt # i n ¬« 15 v e The West Fork Des Moines River¬«197 averages 100 feet !l e ! s Stearn’s Woods ! r !| !9 !² !_ Oakdale Recreation !y wide and is adorned with wooded bluffs and cut banks #20! !n ! ! Area Sportsman Access R Rutland Dam ¬«25 # i Willows Access !l !y ¬«161 # 225 v (No Portage) 70 e where abundant wildlife can be viewed. Channel catfish is # 15 !n ! r ¬«141 Bradgate Access !l Humboldt Dam #10 146 (No Portage) Upper Des Moines ¬« £¤63 the predominant species, but other game fish¬« 45may be caught !# !| River! Park ! 10 ¬3 Humboldt ! in deep holes and below dams. The East Fork Des« Moines River !_ !² !y !9 ! Rutland Access 5# # !n # ! !! River65 & Lizard Creek 220 ¬«330 flows through a light to moderately timbered floodplain where much ! ! #5 !| !l Dakota City Oxbow Access !l !y !! ! Access Goldfield «¬3 ! ! !y ! ¬«210 of the land, especially upstream of Algona, is being used for agricultural !_ !² !9 !l !y N Hwy 210 Access Joe Sheldon Park !m !y !9 !² !_ #60 Map #3 purposes. There are several constructed fishing riffles on the East Fork !m ¬«141 Wright! ! Lake Nokomis Boat Ramp !l !y Dakota City Park Sub-1 Access !y # !! ! 215 offering good angling for catfish, northern pike and walleye. 2 mi. ¬«14 ¬«37 Sumner Bridge Access !l !| Cornbelt Eagle Grove 1 mi. !n #55 REC Dam B ¬«31 Traveler’s Park Access !l !| # (No Portage) 310 ¬«384 o ¬«315 o #210 Frank A. Gotch Park !_ !² !9 !y n ! ¤£69 e ! !| !m Sportsman Wildlife Area ¬«110 R !y ! ¬«7 ! Jester Park ! £¤71 i # v ¬«415 Webster ! «4 e 50# !| Troy Roadside Park !y 30 ¬ r ! Mile Long Bridge Deer Creek Area !| ! ¬«117 #305 #! L 25 ! i # #45 ¬«191 za !! rd !l !9 Becker Wildlife ! ! |! 160th St ¤£71 Cr #20 Access # Des Moines ¬«4 eek # 15 Access ! !! !m !! # 40 ! ¬«160 ! #5 300 Fort Dodge Flathead Catfish !# ! !n ! ! ! 175th St Access |! 10 Fort Dodge Hydro Dam # 35 # ¬«7 !m !! (No Portage) Hamilton ! Northern Pike !m !!!# !y ! £¤20 44 Hayes Ave Access |! ¬« ¬«17 ! Johnson Ave Access |! !m !# !n Little Dam ! # Webster City 295 30 Des Moines River Above Fort Dodge ! ¬«124 k !y (No Portage) ! ! !| ree ! Nokomis Park # C ! Lizard ! !m !| !l Riverside Park ! 20 Kalo ! 25 # ! £¤ Phinney Park Access |! ¤£6 ! # 290 ¤£20 £¤20 14 ! ! £¤69 ¬« Kalo Bridge Access !| !!| !l !9 !_ ¬«163 # ! Briggs Woods ! ! ! 285 ! 20# # ¬«85 Woodman Hollow !l Park ! ! ¬«225 ¬«173 ! ! ! ! ! ! !| !l ¬28 ! ! !m ! Albright’s! Access « Dolliver State Park !| !9!² !_ !y ! # # # Bells Mill Park ! ! ! ¬«316 £¤63 ¬«196 280 # 15 |!Bever Bridge !! 50 Moin !9 !l !| Access ¬148 «¬ s e ¬«5 « ! e s ! # 10 £¤169 Lehigh D R # !| !l ## # i ! Tunnel Mill # " # 270 v 5 #! # !| !m 275 e Lehigh Access r r ! ! ive !| !y ¬«243 Deception Hollow !y e R ! ! Boon ¬«17 36 !# «¬ Boone Forks Wildlife Area !l 265 ! !| Boone Forks ! Webster ¬«175 ¬«175 «¬175 # 260 ! Skillet Creek Access !y ! ! Carlson Recreation !9 !| ! ¬«383 Area Hamilton 255 # !| Norton’s Ford ! !! ¬«17 ¬221 ! 250# « ¬«39 ¬«4 !n Fraser Dam ¬«286 «¬144 (Portage River Right) ! ! # North Fraser Access !y ! 245 69 ! ! ! Boone ¤£ ! !y ! South Fraser Access !y North Waterworks Access ¬«285 ! !n Boone Waterworks Dam !! (Portage River Left) ¬«141 ! 240# ! !y ¤£30 South Waterworks Access Ogden Ames N !y 235#! Hwy 30 Access ! ¤£30 Boone £¤30 2 mi. £¤169 De ¬«17 £30 1 mi. s ¤

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¬«384 # ! 210 !y ! ! Jester Park ! £¤71 ¬«415 ¬«4 Mile Long Bridge !y ! ¬«117 ! #! ¬«191 !! Des Moines ! !! ¬«160 ! ! ! #! ! ¬«44 ! ! # ! ! ! ! ! ¤£6 ! 14 £¤69 ¬« ! ! ¬«163 # 85 ! ! ¬« ¬«173 ! ¬«225 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ¬«28 # ! # ! ¬«316 £¤63 !! ¬«148 ! ¬«5 # ## # # !|! !y Minnesota ! !| Petersburg City Park # 90 ¬«238 ! «¬9 North Trail Head !l !| # 85 ! ¬«15 Anderson Prairie !l Estherville ! ! !y # ¬«9 4th Street Bridge 80 ! «¬86 ¬«60 Mike Mickelson Park !m !y |! East Fork Access ! River Hills Access !| # # 75 100 #95 Kossuth ! !# Peterson Access !y Seneca Access !| # 70 # 85 W 90 # est F o # r 80 E Dickinson k a Emmet s 65# t F !y Graettinger Access # o ! D 75 rk Graettinger e 71 s D £¤ e M s ! N # 70 o M i 15 n ¬ o Riverview Wildlife Area !l 60# « e i

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!9 !l !y !m ! F !m ! Devine Wildlife o 30# r Area k !y ! River Runner Access #30 Old Bridge !l # 25 D e «¬143 ¬195 Pocahontas s « !y East Fork Access M ! |! Helmke Area Legend # o i ! Boone River Looking#25 Upstream from Brigg’s Falls !y 20 n ! !m y Hard-surface boat ramp Hamms Bridge Access !| ! Livermore Bridge e ¬«10 s | Carry down access ¬«15 # 75 Humboldt # R ! 15 iv 197 e ¬«| Unmaintained access Stearn’s Woods !l ! r !| !9 !² !_ Oakdale Recreation #20 ! !l !y ! !n Rutland Dam Area !l Fishing access Willows Access (No Portage) # 70 # 15 Bradgate Access !l !n Humboldt Dam #10 9 Campground !# (No Portage) !| River Park ! 10 3 Humboldt ! ¬« Rutland Access !_ !² !y !9 # ! !n Watercraft campsite ! 5 #65 ! !#! 5 !| !l Dakota City Oxbow Access !l !y !! ! Access «¬3 !_ Restroom ! ! Goldfield !_ !² !9 !l !y ! N Joe Sheldon Park !m !y !9 !² !_ #60 ² Drinking water near river !m Lake Nokomis Boat Ramp !l !y Dakota City Park Wright !! n Dam (danger!) 2 mi. Sumner Bridge Access !l !| Cornbelt Eagle Grove 1 mi. !n #55 REC Dam B ¬«31 m Rapids or rock dam Traveler’s Park Access !l !| # 310 (No Portage) o ¬«315 o Frank A. Gotch Park !_ !² !9 !y n !| !m ¤£69 5-mile markers, from mouth e ! Sportsman Wildlife Area 110 ¬« ¬«7 R i # v Webster ! e 50# !| Troy Roadside Park Federal or state highway 30 !| r ! Deer Creek Area #305 L 25 iza # #45 rd !l !9 Becker Wildlife ! Paved & unpaved roads ! |! 160th St ¤£71 Cr #20 Access # ¬4 eek # 15 Access « !m !! !# 40 ! #5 300 Fort Dodge City or town !# ! Photo by!n Brian Stroner 175th St Access |! 10 Fort Dodge Hydro Dam # 35 Public lands ¬«7 !m !! (No Portage) Hamilton !m !!!# !y £¤20 Hayes Ave Access |! ¬«17 |! ! !n Webster City Johnson Ave Access !m # Little Dam #30 ! ¬124 295 (No Portage) !| « eek !y ! Nokomis Park Cr ! Lizard !m !| !l Riverside Park 20 The Boone River valley has natural beauty Kalo 25 # £¤ Phinney Park Access |! # 290 ¤£20 £¤20 ! similar to that of the Des Moines River Valley in !| ! Kalo Bridge Access ! !| !l !9 !_ Briggs Woods ! Boone River! # 285 Map #2 Webster County, but on a smaller scale. Above Woodman Hollow !l 20# Park Webster City, infrequent access and the possibil- !m !! !| !l Albright’s Access ! !| !9!² !_ !y ! ity of river-wide snags keep many off the river, Dolliver State Park # ! 280 Bells Mill Park # Bever Bridge ¬«196 but those who do visit will find heavily wooded !9 !l !| 15 |! «¬50 s Moin Access ! e es banks and a tranquil setting. The most popular 10 £¤169 Lehigh D R # !| !l # i ! Tunnel Mill " # 270 v 5 #! section for paddlers, however, lies between Lehigh Access !| !m 275 e ! r er !y Riv ¬«243 Webster City and the confluence with the Des Deception Hollow one ! !! Bo ¬«17 «¬36 Moines River, where the river courses through !l # Boone Forks Wildlife Area 265 !| Boone Forks a deep! wooded valley and over fun riffles and a ! Webster ¬«175 ¬«175 couple rock ledges. This stretch will also appeal «¬175 # 260 to the historic minded! because of the number of Skillet Creek Access !y ! ! old mills which once lined its banks in the 1850s, Carlson Recreation !9 !| ! ¬«383 and Vegors Cemetery where both Native Ameri- Area Hamilton cans and early white settlers are buried. 255 # !| Norton’s Ford ! !! ¬«17 Frequent riffle-pool areas provide excellent ¬221 ! 250# « ¬«39 fishing for smallmouth bass, channel catfish and ¬«4 !n Fraser Dam ¬«286 «¬144 (Portage River Right) walleye. ! ! # North Fraser Access !y ! 245 Smallmouth Bass 69 ! ! ! Boone ¤£ ! !y ! South Fraser Access !y North Waterworks Access ¬«285 ! Channel Catfish !n Boone Waterworks Dam !! (Portage River Left) ¬«141 ! 240# ! !y ¤£30 South Waterworks Access Minnesota West Fork Des Moines River, ! Ogden # Ames ¬«238 ! There are seven low-head dams «¬9 # ! N «¬15 # !y Hwy 30 Access ! East! Fork Des Moines River, ! 235 # 9 30 ! ¬« WEST & EAST FORK ¤£ «¬60 «¬86 ! along the West Fork Des Moines and Estherville ! # # # 30 ! Boone !# £¤ # # DES MOINES RIVER MAP #1 Upper Des Moines River, indicated2 mi. 169 UpperD Des Moines River, Lizard # £¤ e ¬«17 £30 1 mi. ¤ # E s # ! a # s t # M 230 £71 Graettinger # F with the dam icon: . Paddlers ¤ ! n o ! # ! r !y o

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