Pennsylvania / Schuylkill River /
Union Township Landing
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Schuylkill River · near Monocacy · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No motors
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.26371, -75.77821
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Schuylkill River at Pottstown, PA gauge · USGS, 6.8 mi away on Schuylkill River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Schuylkill River at Pottstown, PA, 6.8 mi from this launch on Schuylkill 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, 9.3 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 Schuylkill River
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Schuylkill River.
Community
Where people who use Schuylkill River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Scott's Run Lake-French Creek State Park · 3.4 mi · Scotts Run Lake
- Ganshahawny Park Landing · 3.5 mi · Schuylkill River
- Hopewell Lake-French Creek State Park · 4.4 mi · Hopewell Lake
- Reeser's Landing Boat Launch · 5.0 mi · Schuylkill River
- Gibraltar Unimproved Landing · 5.5 mi · Schuylkill River
- Pottstown Riverfront Park · 6.8 mi · Schuylkill River
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {00D270B2-A625-4462-B5E4-5A7F48C246BC} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
- OpenStreetMap n595488139 © 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.