Allegheny River · Pennsylvania Wilds

Allegheny River: Buckaloons to Tidioute (Islands Wilderness)

  • Class I
  • 16.0 miles
  • Kayak
  • Canoe
  • Sup
  • Motorboat
Low but runnable

1,750 cfs

Gauge 03015310 · Sep 14, 8:00 PM (1 h ago)

Much below normal

About the 5th percentile for today (1989–2025)

  • 1,500 min runnable
  • 2,500–12,000 ideal
  • 25,000 max safe (cfs)

Thresholds are editorial starting points, not official advisories. Scout, check dam-release schedules, and never rely on a single number.

The run

The Wild and Scenic Allegheny past the seven islands of the Allegheny Islands Wilderness, with primitive island camping and dependable Kinzua Dam-regulated flows.

Hazards

Cold releases from Kinzua; wind on the long straightaways.

Season

May-October.

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Streamflow at Allegheny River bl Conewango Creek at Warren, PA · USGS page

Put-in & take-out

Put-in

Buckaloons Recreation Area

41.8410, -79.2430

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Take-out

Tidioute access

41.6850, -79.4010

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Shuttle directions: put-in to take-out

Where it is

Run geometry is a straight put-in → take-out line; coordinates are approximate. Open the full map

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