Pennsylvania / Allegheny River /
Rachel Carson Park
Boat ramp · on Allegheny River · near Cheswick · 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
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- cheswick.us
- Coordinates
- 40.53727, -79.79593
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, water temperature at the Allegheny R at CW Bill Young L&D at Acmetonia, PA gauge · USGS, 1.0 mi away on Allegheny River
Water level
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USGS gauge Allegheny R at CW Bill Young L&D at Acmetonia, PA, 1.0 mi from this launch on Allegheny River: water level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 15.6 on Allegheny River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
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, 1.1 mi downstream.
Deaths have been recorded at this dam (Low Head Dam Inventory).
· Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA) - Low-head dam, 8.8 mi downstream: Allegheny River Lock and Dam 2.
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: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).
On Allegheny River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Allegheny River.
Community
Where people who use Allegheny River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Springdale · 0.7 mi · Allegheny River
- Deer Creek · 2.4 mi · Allegheny River
- Oakmont Public Access · 2.9 mi · Allegheny River
- Verona · 3.5 mi · Allegheny River
- Tarentum · 4.7 mi · Allegheny River
- Wood St Launch · 4.8 mi · Allegheny River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {6DA03130-8EAD-45D6-BD14-573E088795C5} · 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.