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Verona Lauch

Verona Lauch is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Allegheny River near Blawnox, Pennsylvania, run by Friends of the Riverfront.

Aerial view of the river docks, the lawn and the gravel parking yard, May 2022
Aerial view of the river docks, the lawn and the gravel parking yard, 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)
Managed by
Friends of the Riverfront
Coordinates
40.49611, -79.84722

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Water level

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

USGS gauge Allegheny R at CW Bill Young (lower) Acmetonia, PA, 3.2 mi from this launch on Allegheny River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 10.5 on Allegheny River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

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, 3.8 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

Sources

Why it is listed as public: friendsoftheriverfront.org: To meet ADA requirements, this public launch is installed on Steel City Rowing’s dock.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.