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Allegheny River

River in Pennsylvania · near Aspinwall, Blawnox, Brokenstraw Township, Cheswick

Allegheny River has 29 boat ramps and 5 carry-in launches listed as public.

Motors: No horsepower limit (as the agency lists it for 23 of the 34 launches; check the posted rules before you go)

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys of May 28, 2021 to June 3, 2021. Not for navigation.

Channel surveys

  • Allegheny River Emsworth Pool
    Condition survey of June 3, 2021 by the Pittsburgh District. Soundings on the sheet from 5.6 to 28.1 ft below the pool's low control level; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
  • Allegheny River Pool 2
    Condition survey of June 2, 2021 by the Pittsburgh District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.4 to 27.8 ft below the pool's low control level; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
  • Allegheny River Pool 3
    Condition survey of May 28, 2021 by the Pittsburgh District. Soundings on the sheet from 3.4 to 43 ft below the pool's low control level; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
  • Allegheny River Pool 4
    Condition survey of May 28, 2021 by the Pittsburgh District. Soundings on the sheet from 3.3 to 33 ft below the pool's low control level; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

Launches

Community

Where people who fish, boat and paddle Allegheny River talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.

Wikidata: Q686021