Bear Creek - PA Route 115 to Walter Dam


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Bear Creek,

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PA Route 115 to Walter Dam

Usual Difficulty I-III (may vary with level)
Length 6.6 Miles
Avg. Gradient 42 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Lehigh R bl Francis E Walter Res nr White Haven PA
usgs-01447800 4.40 - 8.40 ft I-III 01h17m 3.83 ft (rc= -0.1 )


River Description

For more information, see Keystone Canoeing by Gertler, E.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2001-08-05 11:14:46

Bear Creek low water

Detail Trip Report Edit  Bear Creek low water  Bear Creek, PA, PA(748.98KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

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Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Lehigh R bl Francis E Walter Res nr White Haven PA
usgs-01447800 4.40 - 8.40 ft I-III 01h17m 3.83 ft (rc= -0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
4.40 -8.40 ft barely runnable-high runnable I-III Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Report - Reports of Bear Creek PA Route 115 to Walter Dam and related gauges

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Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
1y16d07h46m Bear Creek, PA [PA] Bear Creek low water very, very low Mark Zak

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User Comments


2008-10-27 09:59:02 (393 days ago)
The way to gauge this is more closely related to the Stoddartsville gauge, it should be over about
400 cfs for Bear Creek to be running. Edit

2008-03-14 09:10:55 (620 days ago)
Put in is under the 115 bridge. Mostly a class III run with the falls at the Bear Creek Road a IV
at higher levels. 2 floods over the past few years have washed most of the fallen trees away so the
route is more open. Edit
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