Canal Park
Boat ramp · on Lehigh River · near Allentown · 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.59843, -75.44738
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the Little Lehigh Creek at Tenth St. Br. at Allentown gauge · USGS, 1.4 mi away on Lehigh River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Little Lehigh Creek at Tenth St. Br. at Allentown, 1.4 mi from this launch on Lehigh River: 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, 0.5 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 0.8 mi upstream: Hamilton Street Dam, 14 ft. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 5.2 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 7.6 mi upstream: Northampton Dam, 8 ft. · 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 Lehigh River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Lehigh River.
Community
Where people who use Lehigh River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Kimmett's Lock · 1.9 mi · Lehigh River
- Sand Island Access · 3.4 mi · Lehigh River
- Catasauqua · 3.7 mi · Lehigh River
- North Catasauqua · 5.0 mi · Lehigh River
- Canal Street Park · 6.0 mi · Lehigh River
- Wilson Avenue · 7.6 mi · Lehigh River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {C5824BEA-AB69-415E-BE8B-8FD045F10BE6} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
- OpenStreetMap w1448273292 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1448273293 © 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.