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Glendale Dam Put-In
Glendale Dam Put-In is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Housatonic River near Glendale, Massachusetts.
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in Housatonic River 4.1 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 20, 2026
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)
- Coordinates
- 42.28044, -73.34694
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the HOUSATONIC RIVER NEAR GREAT BARRINGTON, MA gauge · USGS, 3.4 mi away on Housatonic River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge HOUSATONIC RIVER NEAR GREAT BARRINGTON, MA, 3.4 mi from this launch on Housatonic River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Housatonic River
The Housatonic River runs for about 149 miles through western Massachusetts and western Connecticut. It drains about 1,950 square miles on its way to Long Island Sound. Its main stem starts in Pittsfield, where the East and West Branches meet. From there it flows south across a broad, flat floodplain in the Berkshires, passing Lenox, Lee, Stockbridge, Great Barrington and Sheffield. Several dams from the mill era still stand on the Massachusetts reach: Woods Pond Dam in Lenoxdale, Columbia Mill Dam in Lee, Willow Mill Dam in South Lee, Glendale Dam in Stockbridge and Rising Pond Dam in Great Barrington. From about 1932 to 1977 the General Electric plant in Pittsfield discharged PCBs into the river. The highest concentrations are found in Woods Pond. More about Housatonic River.
Boating rules on Housatonic River
- Clean boat certification form required for all watercraft using state boat ramps on the Housatonic River (zebra mussel prevention) source
- Catch-and-release areas (Lee and Stockbridge): artificial lures only, all fish released; no fishing June 15 to August 31 within 100 feet of posted refuge tributaries source
Community
Where people who use Housatonic River talk about it.
- Housatonic Valley Association Association
- Housatonic Valley Association (@HVAToday) Facebook
- Housatonic River Initiative (Clean the Housatonic) Association
- Housatonic River Initiative Facebook
- Rest of River of the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site Agency
- U.S. EPA - Housatonic River Facebook
- Search Reddit: r/massachusetts Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Housatonic River, Massachusetts Reddit
Nearby launches
- Glendale Dam Take-Out · 0.1 mi · Housatonic River
- Housatonic River Carry-in Access · 1.7 mi · Housatonic River
- Division Street Access · 3.4 mi · Housatonic River
- Card Pond Carry-in Access · 3.4 mi · Card Pond
- Stockbridge Bowl Carry-in Access · 4.3 mi · Stockbridge Bowl
- Stockbridge Bowl Boat Launch · 4.4 mi · Stockbridge Bowl
Sources
- OpenStreetMap n11365396147 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: lowimpacthydro.org: the recreation facilities would be available for public use during daylight hours from April 15 through October 15, annually. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.