The data on canoeable stage levels are from Canoeing Guide to Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia, unpublished Ninth Edition circa 2000, © copyright Pittsburgh Council American Youth Hostel. Used with permission. Note: This data is over 15 years and maybe out of date.. Page numbers indicated in first column reference the 1991 Eight Edition. The book maybe available from Amazon.com). The stage data are retrieved from the USGS Real-Time Data for Pennsylvania: Streamflow site as this page is loaded.
This page was created in 1999 by Ed Donley, who maintained it until 2017 as a pure labor of love. The canoeing community owes Ed a round of thanks for this work. As a result of some web hosting changes, it has now migrated to the current location
(https://canoedraft.shaw-weil.com/gauge/), where it is maintained by Roy Weil
This data has been compiled as an aid to recreational canoeists. It tries to present accurate descriptions of these rivers and creeks. However, we are human, and rivers change with time, and we occasionally receive incorrect information. These suggestions can be invalidated by water and weather conditions, by the skill of your paddling party, and by changes in the rivers themselves. No individual has run all of these streams, and on some we only have a report of one individual.
Therefore we can not take responsibility for errors, omissions, changes in the rivers, or for other problems encountered through the use of this data. Each paddler who sets forth on a river assumes personal responsibility, not only for his or her own safety, but also for the safety of others on the trip. Ultimately, your safety depends mostly on your own common sense and good judgment.
Under no circumstances do we recommend that you trespass on private land or violate any laws. Nor do we recommend that you do anything dangerous. River recreation activities have intrinsic risks, for which you must assume responsibility. Many of the rivers require whitewater skills and you should develop an appropriate level of personal skills before attempting to paddle any river. Got error code 503 from the curl request 0 -