Upper Dam Boat Ramp
Upper Dam Boat Ramp is a public access point in Webster County, Iowa, providing access to Des Moines River. It sits within the Bradys Creek-Des Moines River watershed.
Sourced from Iowa Department of Natural Resources . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Des Moines River
We track 9 public boat ramps on Des Moines River, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Upper Dam Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Lower Dam 2.1 mi away
- Dolliver State Park 11 mi away
- Lake Nokomis Boat Ramp 14 mi away
- Joe Sheldon Park 15 mi away
- Oxbow Access 15 mi away
- Deception Hollow 16 mi away
- Rutland Utility Dam 17 mi away
- Willows Access 23 mi away
Other boat ramps in Webster County
Webster County tracks 4 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Des Moines River. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Upper Dam Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Upper Dam Des Moines River less than 0.1 mi away
- Lower Dam Des Moines River 2.1 mi away
- Dolliver State Park Des Moines River 11 mi away
- Deception Hollow Des Moines River 16 mi away