Sand Island Access
Boat ramp · on Lehigh River · near Bethlehem City · 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
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.61504, -75.38624
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Lehigh River at Bethlehem, PA gauge · USGS, 0.4 mi away on Lehigh River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Lehigh River at Bethlehem, PA, 0.4 mi from this launch on Lehigh River: 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, 4.4 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 4.7 mi upstream: Hamilton Street Dam, 14 ft. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 8.9 mi downstream: Chain Dam, 20 ft.
Deaths have been recorded at this dam (Low Head Dam Inventory).
· Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA) - Low-head dam, 9.1 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 Lehigh River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Lehigh River.
Community
Where people who use Lehigh River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Canal Park · 3.4 mi · Lehigh River
- Kimmett's Lock · 3.9 mi · Lehigh River
- Wilson Avenue · 4.2 mi · Lehigh River
- Catasauqua · 5.0 mi · Lehigh River
- North Catasauqua · 6.2 mi · Lehigh River
- Route 33 Access · 6.3 mi · Lehigh River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {036B1A73-06F1-4784-9CF1-8500A0E8655E} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
- OpenStreetMap n5972370959 © 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.