Pennsylvania / Youghiogheny River /
Connellsville
Boat ramp · on Youghiogheny River · near Connellsville · 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
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.02085, -79.59720
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, PA gauge · USGS, 0.3 mi away on Youghiogheny River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, PA, 0.3 mi from this launch on Youghiogheny River: water level, flow, 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, 2.0 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 Youghiogheny River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Youghiogheny River.
Community
Where people who use Youghiogheny River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Virgin Run Lake Boat Launch · 6.8 mi · Virgin Run Lake
- Jacobs Creek Park · 7.4 mi · PA-656 Reservoir
- Bridgeport Carry-in Access · 8.1 mi · Bridgeport Reservoir
- Perry Township · 9.3 mi · Youghiogheny River
- Acme Dam · 11.2 mi · Acme Lake
- Lower Yough Put-In · 11.9 mi · Youghiogheny River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {0B2736F3-E1AB-4AEE-BE04-ECD562E2FB58} · 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.