Pennsylvania / Yellow Breeches Creek /
Wittlinger Preserve
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Yellow Breeches Creek · near South Middleton Township · 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
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.13890, -77.12851
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill, PA gauge · USGS, 13.5 mi away on Yellow Breeches Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill, PA, 13.5 mi from this launch on Yellow Breeches Creek: 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, 0.7 mi downstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 1.2 mi downstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 1.8 mi away (straight line; direction not known). · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 2.0 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 2.4 mi downstream. · 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 Yellow Breeches Creek
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Yellow Breeches Creek.
Community
Where people who use Yellow Breeches Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Childrens Lake B.L. · 0.6 mi · Children's Lake
- South Middleton Township Park · 1.0 mi · Yellow Breeches Creek
- Cave Hill Nature Center - TAKE OUT ONLY · 6.5 mi · Conodoguinet Creek
- Letort Falls Park · 6.8 mi · Conodoguinet Creek
- Creekview Park · 7.5 mi · Conodoguinet Creek
- North Middleton Park · 8.1 mi · Conodoguinet Creek
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {1647CDA9-25D4-4644-8411-B8F29CFFFB9D} · 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.