Pennsylvania / Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek /
Front Street Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek · near Shippen 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 41.50834, -78.23584
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Driftwood Br Sinnemahoning Cr at Sterling Run, PA gauge · USGS, 6.9 mi away on Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek
Water level
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USGS gauge Driftwood Br Sinnemahoning Cr at Sterling Run, PA, 6.9 mi from this launch on Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek: 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, 1.3 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 Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek.
Community
Where people who use Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Emporium · 0.2 mi · Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek
- Sterling Run · 5.3 mi · Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek
- Hicks Run · 10.3 mi · Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek
- Sinnemahoning State Park · 12.2 mi · George B. Stevenson Reservoir
- Benezette · 15.5 mi · Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek
- Sinnemahoning · 15.7 mi · Sinnemahoning Creek
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {1152F82D-AD04-43C0-893E-6933122E2B53} · 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.