Brandywine Creek State Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Brandywine Creek · near Talleyville · Delaware
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)
- Car parking
- 8 spaces
- Managed by
- Delaware State Parks
- Coordinates
- 39.81739, -75.56975
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the BRANDYWINE CREEK AT WILMINGTON, DE gauge · USGS, 3.4 mi away on Brandywine Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge BRANDYWINE CREEK AT WILMINGTON, DE, 3.4 mi from this launch on Brandywine 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, 6.2 mi upstream. · 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 Brandywine Creek
River in Delaware. All launches on Brandywine Creek.
Community
Where people who use Brandywine Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Christina River Access Area · 7.6 mi · Christina River
- Churchmans Road · 9.7 mi · Christina River
- Stroud Preserve Boat Launch · 10.2 mi · East Branch Brandywine Creek
- Flower Street- Chester City Boat Ramp · 10.3 mi · Delaware River
- Salem River Wildlife Management Area Boat Ramp · 11.6 mi · Salem River
- Pennsville Public Launching Ramp · 11.9 mi
Sources
- Delaware DNREC Boating and Fishing Access record -75.56975,39.81739 · State of Delaware FirstMap Data, provided as is; credit DNREC (ArcGIS item 288b2d6bc37c417f80772df50db2a116)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Delaware DNREC Boating and Fishing Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.