Pennsylvania / Slippery Rock Creek /
Kids Trout Derby Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Slippery Rock Creek · near Perry 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
- Motors
- No motors
- Managed by
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.86081, -80.24495
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, PA gauge · USGS, 1.7 mi away on Slippery Rock Creek
Water level
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USGS gauge Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, PA, 1.7 mi from this launch on Slippery Rock 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, 0.6 mi downstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 4.3 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 8.8 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 Slippery Rock Creek
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Slippery Rock Creek.
Community
Where people who use Slippery Rock Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- McConnells Mill · 3.2 mi · Slippery Rock Creek
- Bevington Boat Access · 5.5 mi · Beaver River
- Harmony Boro Access · 7.1 mi · Connoquenessing Creek
- Portersville Bay · 8.2 mi · Lake Arthur
- Muddy Creek · 9.3 mi · Lake Arthur
- Bear Run · 9.4 mi · Lake Arthur
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {68AAEE3D-C968-4B20-82E8-B7B430800BE3} · 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.