Resources

Des Moines River -- Love it, Explore it, Support it

Because the Des Moines River doesn't begin at Hwy 20 and end at Hwy. 92

Resources

Canoe and Kayak Links

Internet Sites about Trails for Canoes and Kayaks

DNR Rivers program. It's wonderful, it's a dream come true.
http://www.iowadnr.gov/Recreation/CanoeingKayaking.aspx

River gauges, Army Corps of Engineers

Get your weather fresh from WHO, plus news and sports

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Find information on the Skunk River Paddlers and lots of good links about paddle sport opportunities in the Mid-West from Greg Vitale and Rick Dietz.

Safed dams. Information of tapered dams with rock rapids for white water, safe passage for paddlers, and fish migration.

Central Iowa Paddlers Interactive calendar, newsletter, hot links, registration, club activities

The Iowa WhiteWater Coalition is working to establish quality recreation areas in several cities

Project AWARE. Annual week long clean up.

Steve Weliver and the Prairie River Paddlers are making waves in Cedar Rapids

RRWA Raccoon River Watershed Association

Iowa Rivers Revival Dedicated to the revival and promotion of Iowa's rivers

Paddling in Iowa

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Canoe Van Buren site and registration form.

R2G2 river clean up in Polk County

Outdoor Adventure

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Books that have been very helpful in discovering and using river access points

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Iowa Boat Launching Directory

<> from the DNR, Wallace State Office Building, Des Moines, Ia. 50319.

Iowa Fishing Atlas, Volume II: Rivers & Streams, from The Fishing Atlas Co., P.O. Box 40, Crystal Lake, Ia. 50432.

Iowa Atlas and Gazeteer, from Delorme Publishing.

Paddling Iowa by Nate Hoogeveen