Pennsylvania / Allegheny River /
6th Street Clemente
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Allegheny River · near Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.44671, -80.00361
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Allegheny R at L&D 2 (lower pool) at Aspinwall, PA gauge · USGS, 5.3 mi away on Allegheny River
Water level
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USGS gauge Allegheny R at L&D 2 (lower pool) at Aspinwall, PA, 5.3 mi from this launch on Allegheny River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 1.0 on Allegheny River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 6.1 mi upstream: Allegheny River Lock and Dam 2.
Deaths have been recorded at this dam (Low Head Dam Inventory).
· Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).
On Allegheny River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Allegheny River.
Community
Where people who use Allegheny River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Heinz Field · 0.6 mi · Ohio River
- Monongahela Wharf · 0.7 mi · Monongahela River
- 4th Street · 1.1 mi · Monongahela River
- Southside Riverfront Park · 1.8 mi · Monongahela River
- Southside Riverfront Park 2 · 2.0 mi · Monongahela River
- Millvale Riverfront Park · 2.3 mi · Allegheny River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {DF4CCA25-2181-4C67-9CE0-70A6198EE5FA} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
- OpenStreetMap n8830799597 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.