Delaware, New Jersey, US

Lambertville Wing Dam

Usual Difficulty	II+ (for normal flows)
Length	0.25 Miles

The Pennsy Hole

The Pennsy Hole
Photo by Paul Michael taken 11/10/01 @ 2,700cfs

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
Delaware River at Trenton NJ
usgs-01463500	2000 - 10000 cfs	II+	00h50m	11000 cfs (rc= 1.1 )

River Description

The Lambertville Wing Dam is a summer haven for boaters from all paddling circles. Beginners through advanced paddlers enjoy paddling the wing dam when all else is low.

This section will generally be more tolerant of low water than Scudder's.

Directions:
From Philadelphia
Follow 95 north towards Trenton. Take 1st exit in NJ. Rte 29, Lambertville. Take Rte 29 north for 13 miles to the first traffic light in Lambertville. Take a left at first light, bridge st. Follow bridges street past two lights and over the RR tracks. Take left into Lambertville station parking lot. (restaurant)Follow to the boat ramp, park and put in there. No need to run shuttle, it's park and playable.

StreamTeam Status: Not Verified

Last Updated: 2005-05-16 20:07:11

Ed

Detail Trip Report Ed @Delaware Lambertville Wing Dam, NJ(30.21KB .jpeg)

Photo#1020

Detail Trip Report Delaware, NJ(341.99KB .jpeg)

Surfer Boy

Detail Trip Report Surfer Boy Delaware, NJ(31.01KB .jpeg)

The Pennsy Hole

Detail Trip Report The Pennsy Hole Delaware, NJ(28.44KB .jpeg)

Photo#1134

Detail Trip Report Delaware, PA(61.13KB .jpeg)

entry

Detail Trip Report entry Delaware, PA(64.27KB .jpeg)

Sometimes bow volume is good

Detail Trip Report Sometimes bow volume is good Delaware River, NJ(129.63KB .jpeg)

Bob riding his beast

Detail Trip Report Bob riding his beast Delaware River, NJ(131.55KB .jpeg)

Bob Huge

Detail Trip Report Bob Huge Delaware River, NJ(130.48KB .jpeg)

Joe Henry at Lambertville

Detail Trip Report Joe Henry at Lambertville Delaware, NJ(72.81KB .jpeg)

Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Generally the Wing Dam is runnable and playable at very low summer levels and also at very high levels. Most folks start complaining below 3,000 cfs. This level's fine by me. Max for fun hoggs: about 10,000 cfs.
Also check out the Delaware at Trenton.

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

Delaware River at Trenton NJ

usgs-01463500

2000 - 10000 cfs

II+

00h50m

11000 cfs (rc= 1.1 )

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
2000 -10000 cfs	barely runnable-high runnable	II+

Report - Reports of Delaware Lambertville Wing 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
	Delaware River [NJ]	Bob Huge	n/a	Stephen Strange
	Delaware River [NJ]	Sometimes bow volume is good	n/a	Stephen Strange
	DelawareLambertville Wing Dam [NJ]	Ed	n/a	Paul Michael
> 10 years	Delaware [PA]		3,300cfs	Paul Michael
> 10 years	Delaware [NJ]	Joe Henry at Lambertville	2700 cfs	Joe Henry
> 10 years	Delaware [NJ]		2,700cfs	Paul Michael