Boone River

Webster City (Nakomis) to Albrights Canoe Access

River Miles: 9
Counties: Hamilton
Recommended Flow: 100 - 750 cfs

Review(s):

Submitted By: Brian Stroner
AKA: Cornboy
Skill Level: Intermediate
Date of Paddle: 8/04
CFS: 375
Recommended Craft: Recreational but a whitewater craft should be used if running/playing around the dams (2 in Webster City)
Type of Water: Mostly flat with some class Is and 2 dam areas.
Overview of this section: This section is where you are likely to find the most people on the Boone, but that still isn't many. This sections starts a little further upstream than the popular Riverside Access in Webster City and it adds a opportunity to mess around with 2 Dam areas. Channel and Flatheads are the predominant species of fish around Webster City when you hit the Briggs Woods area then Smallies will be more frequent along with the channel cats. 
Hazard and Rapids: There are small rapids throughout this section. Not too many downed trees to contend with. There is a rock dam in Webster City just off of White Fox road to the west where one can either run it (not for the beginner) or portage around it - it also contains metal sheetpile so be careful of scraping. The second dam area is about .5 miles downstream of the first and was used for collecting ice - most of it you can glide right over but there are a couple chutes on the west side of the river that make things interesting.
Camping?: There is camping at Webster City's Riverside Park and Briggs Woods is a full featured campground.
Other Launches?: Riverside Park in Webster City and Briggs Woods which is a couple miles south of Webster City.
Places to rent or buy outdoor equipment: Webster City has: Shoppers Supply, Kmart, and Sports World. No places to rent.
Other items of interest about this area: Nothing out of the ordinary.
Overall opinion of this section: Good. Not my personal favorite section of the Boone but worth the float. P.S. - there are some really big smallies (close to the 20" range) after Briggs.

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Recent River Level Readings - taken from NOAA

Location: Webster City