Pennsylvania / Neshaminy Creek /
Periwinkle Park Access
Boat ramp · on Neshaminy Creek · near Middletown · 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
- Boat ramp
- Motors
- No motors
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.16856, -74.95076
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne, PA gauge · USGS, 0.5 mi away on Neshaminy Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne, PA, 0.5 mi from this launch on Neshaminy Creek: water level, flow, water temperature, 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, 1.5 mi downstream: Neshaminy Falls Dam, 14 ft. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 4.5 mi downstream: Hulmeville Park Dam, 12 ft. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 7.3 mi upstream: Spring Garden Dam, 9 ft. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 8.1 mi upstream.
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 Neshaminy Creek
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Neshaminy Creek.
Community
Where people who use Neshaminy Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Core Creek Park- (24 Hour) · 2.7 mi · Lake Luxembourg
- Core Creek Park · 3.4 mi · Lake Luxembourg
- Neshaminy State Park - Marina · 6.9 mi · Delaware River
- Neshaminy State Park - River · 7.0 mi · Delaware River
- Levittown Lake Boat Launch · 7.1 mi · Levittown Lake
- Station Avenue · 7.2 mi · Delaware River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {7227742E-AACF-48BA-AC90-400E094EDA82} · 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.