Pennsylvania / Schuylkill River /

Flat Rock Park

Boat ramp · on Schuylkill River · near Lower Merion 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
Boat ramp
Fee
Fee charged
Motors
No horsepower limit
Ramp surface
paved
Car parking
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Managed by
Local government
Website
google.com
Coordinates
40.04461, -75.25384

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge Schuylkill River at Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA, 1.9 mi from this launch on Schuylkill River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River hazards

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 downstream: Flat Rock Dam, 21 ft. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
  • Low-head dam, 4.5 mi upstream: Plymouth Dam. Deaths have been recorded at this dam (Low Head Dam Inventory). · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
  • Low-head dam, 7.6 mi downstream: Fairmount Dam, 32 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 Schuylkill River

River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Schuylkill River.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

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.