Lockatong Creek, |
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| Usual Difficulty | III-IV (may vary with level) |
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| Length | 4.5 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 72 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 90 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| Lockatong Creek at Raven Rock NJ | ||||
| usgs-01460880 | 3.90 - 5.50 ft | III-IV | 57h47m | 3.36 ft (rc= -0.3 ) |
Stephen Strange contributes:
Lockatong Cr. has the exact same geology as the Tohickon across the river in Pa. but instead of getting rid of its gradient evenly, it occasionally dumps a bit of it all at once. There is a 12' waterfall and at least two other ledges that are 5-6'. If there is a day or two of hard rain in the late fall to spring, this and Wickecheoke will come up and can be easily done together in a day.
The put-in for Lockatong Cr. is off of the side road, which is off of Rte. 651 (The Coordinates are UTM 18 497815E 4478741N). Basically you are putting in right at the confluence of the tiny tributary and Lockatong Cr., just upstream of Idell.
Though you can also take out at the picnic area on Rt. 29 along the Delaware (river-left for paddlers on the Lock.), most people take out at Raven Rock Rd. where it crosses the creek. The gauge is also there, on the river right abutment of the bridge.
The Online gauge is the Lockatong at Raven Rock,
Minimum to paddle all of the drops is 3.8-3.9'
Optimum range is 4.5-5.5'
Above 5.5' it gets very "exciting"
"The onsite gauge is at the Raven Rock Rd. takeout, on the river right abutment of the bridge.
"bare minimum water to paddle all of the drops is about 7', but the minimum fun level is about 7.5' and optimum is above 8'. I would imagine it would get pretty hairy at around 10'."
You can get an idea of the recent rainfall by checking the AFWS. The Stockton gage, #6453, is probably the closest to the watershed.
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| Lockatong Creek at Raven Rock NJ | ||||||||||||
| usgs-01460880 | 3.90 - 5.50 ft | III-IV | 57h47m | 3.36 ft (rc= -0.3 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Lockatong Creek [NJ] |
Lockatong Gorge
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n/a | Robert Sandow | |
| 3y27d00h16m | Lockatong Creek [NJ] |
Lock Falls
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~9 1/4 on brdige (~1 | Robert North |
| > 10 years | Lockatong Cr. [NJ] |
One of the smaller ledges
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7.4' | Stephen Strange |
| > 10 years | Lockatong Cr. [NJ] |
Lockatong Falls
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7.4' | Stephen Strange |
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NWRI - Lockatong Creek Just upstream of Idell to Raven Rock Rd. (mobile)
User Comments
Internet levels: Bare minimum water to paddle all of the drops is about 3.8'-3.9, minimum fun level
is about 4.5' and optimum is above 5.0'. Pretty hairy at around 6.5'. (updated 2006-11-24)