Bear Creek - PA Route 115 to Walter Dam


Bear Creek, Pennsylvania, US

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PA Route 115 to Walter Dam

Usual Difficulty I-III (for normal flows)
Length 6.6 Miles
Avg. Gradient 42 fpm

Mark, on Bear Creek


Mark, on Bear Creek
Photo by kevin o taken 10/05/10

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 00h35m 3.67 ft (rc= -0.2 )


River Description

For more information, see Keystone Canoeing by Gertler, E.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2010-10-05 17:18:46

Joe, on Bear Creek

Detail Trip Report  Joe, on Bear Creek  @Bear Creek PA Route 115 to Walter Dam, PA(2.55MB .jpeg)

Tony & L'Edge on the Bear

Detail Trip Report  Tony & L'Edge on the Bear  @Bear Creek PA Route 115 to Walter Dam, PA(2.52MB .jpeg)

Mark, on Bear Creek

Detail Trip Report  Mark, on Bear Creek  @Bear Creek PA Route 115 to Walter Dam, PA(2.51MB .jpeg)

Bear Creek low water

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


Gauge Information

We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.

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 00h35m 3.67 ft (rc= -0.2 )

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

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
1y129d11h46m /Bear Creek-PA Route 115 to Walter Dam [PA] Joe, on Bear Creek low runnable level
1y129d11h55m /Bear Creek-PA Route 115 to Walter Dam [PA] Tony & L'Edge on the Bear low runnable level
1y129d11h57m /Bear Creek-PA Route 115 to Walter Dam [PA] Mark, on Bear Creek n/a
3y94d07h04m 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 (1201 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 (1428 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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 PA Route 115 to Walter Dam, Bear Creek Pennsylvania, US (mobile)