Pennsylvania / Blacklick Creek /
Barnett Canoe Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Blacklick Creek · near Burrell Township · 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
- 40.48197, -79.19297
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the Blacklick Creek at Josephine, PA gauge · USGS, 0.5 mi away on Blacklick Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Blacklick Creek at Josephine, PA, 0.5 mi from this launch on Blacklick Creek: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
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, 7.0 mi upstream.
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: Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).
On Blacklick Creek
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Blacklick Creek.
Community
Where people who use Blacklick Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Bairdstown Bridge · 5.3 mi · Conemaugh River
- Wyotech Park · 5.5 mi · Conemaugh River
- Upper Conemaugh River Lake · 6.2 mi · Conemaugh River Lake
- Bow Ridge (ADA Use only) · 8.8 mi · Conemaugh River Lake
- Tunnelview Access - Conemaugh Dam · 9.3 mi · Conemaugh River
- Seward Fifth Street River Access · 10.0 mi · Conemaugh River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {71A03CDF-0A69-4CD9-B1BC-2EB70763D04B} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
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.