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Tohickon Creek Carry-in Access near Tinicum

This is a public kayak and canoe launch on Tohickon Creek near Tinicum, Pennsylvania.

Aerial view of the creek bank beside the covered bridge, with dirt paths from the lane, May 2022
Aerial view of the creek bank beside the covered bridge, with dirt paths from the lane, May 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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)
Website
pa.gov
Coordinates
40.43462, -75.09707

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge Tohickon Creek near Pipersville, PA, 1.1 mi from this launch on Tohickon Creek: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River hazards

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, 1.8 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 Tohickon Creek

River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Tohickon Creek.

Community

Where people who use Tohickon Creek talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.pa.gov: Whitewater craft may be launched in the park.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.