Pennsylvania / Delaware River /
Fort Mifflin
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Delaware River · near Darby · 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
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 39.87474, -75.21107
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Philadelphia District; the one nearest this launch is of July 30, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Penrose Avenue Bridge · NOAA, 1.6 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Penrose Avenue Bridge station, 1.6 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | Low 2:50 am 0.8 ft · High 8:24 am 5.3 ft · Low 2:48 pm 0.8 ft · High 8:39 pm 6.1 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 3:41 am 0.8 ft · High 9:17 am 5.5 ft · Low 3:45 pm 0.7 ft · High 9:34 pm 6.1 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 4:33 am 0.7 ft · High 10:08 am 5.7 ft · Low 4:42 pm 0.7 ft · High 10:26 pm 6.2 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 5:23 am 0.6 ft · High 10:57 am 5.9 ft · Low 5:39 pm 0.6 ft · High 11:15 pm 6.2 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 6:11 am 0.5 ft · High 11:42 am 6.2 ft · Low 6:33 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 12:01 am 6.2 ft · Low 6:57 am 0.5 ft · High 12:25 pm 6.5 ft · Low 7:26 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 12:46 am 6.2 ft · Low 7:42 am 0.5 ft · High 1:06 pm 6.7 ft · Low 8:18 pm 0.4 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Mifflin Range · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of July 30, 2026 by the Philadelphia District. Least depth in the channel (Range): 37.8 ft; project depth 45 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Delaware River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Delaware River.
Community
Where people who use Delaware River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- West Deptford Municipal Boat Ramp · 1.7 mi
- Bartram's Garden · 4.1 mi · Schuylkill River
- Bartram's Garden Dock & Community Boathouse · 4.1 mi · Schuylkill River
- Historic Morton Boat Launch - Closed in Winter · 4.2 mi · Muckinipattis Creek
- Gloucester City Municipal Marina · 4.6 mi
- Ridley Township Marina · 5.5 mi · Darby Creek
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {8505CB48-482C-4659-BB42-952568B7EC06} · 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.