Tohickon Creek
1. Quakertown (Thatcher Road, LR09082) to PA Route 563 (above Lake Nockamixon)
June 15, 2014
Trip Report
| Reporter | Dave Hathaway |
Ran this yesterday after a solid 1-2' hit the Quakertown area. Water was high! (Graterford gauge was 5000cfs... but eventually hit 9000 later in the day. The Tohickon gauge was 400cfs... but eventually hit 1200.) 90% of my kayaking experience has been on the Tohickon but was my first time on this upper part. At this level, it is a more serious creek than the lower would have been. It is narrower and has more 'consequences' if you're forced to swim (rocks, holes, trees growing in the creek). That said, if you feel very comfortable on the lower, try to get on this part because it was a blast!
(Edit: We did not put-in at Thatcher. Rather, we put-in at the Richlandtown overpass. Apparently, this cuts off a lot of flat water.)