Pennsylvania / Susquehanna River /
Muddy Creek
Boat ramp · on Susquehanna River · near Lower Chanceford Township · Pennsylvania
Zebra mussels (latest report 2016) reported in Susquehanna River 4.7 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 18, 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Managed by
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 39.79864, -76.30582
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Susquehanna Riv, Deepwater Island at Holtwood, PA gauge · USGS, 1.1 mi away on Susquehanna River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Susquehanna Riv, Deepwater Island at Holtwood, PA, 1.1 mi from this launch on Susquehanna River: water level, 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, 2.6 mi away (straight line; direction not known): Holtwood Dam, 55 ft.
Deaths have been recorded at this dam (Low Head Dam Inventory).
· 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 Susquehanna River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Susquehanna River.
Community
Where people who use Susquehanna River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lock 12 Historic Area · 1.6 mi · Susquehanna River
- Cold Cabin Park · 1.6 mi · Conowingo Reservoir
- Holtwood Recreation Area · 2.8 mi · Susquehanna River
- Holtwood Dam Portage Takeout · 2.9 mi · Lake Aldred
- York Furnace · 6.5 mi · Susquehanna River
- Line Bridge Landing · 6.6 mi · Susquehanna River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {98B6843C-8C76-485D-8B81-B9C62CC220A4} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
- OpenStreetMap n7778220697 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.