Delaware River · Philadelphia & the Countryside

Delaware River: Upper Black Eddy to Point Pleasant

  • Class I
  • 12.0 miles
  • Kayak
  • Canoe
  • Sup
  • Tube
Good

5,380 cfs

Gauge 01457500 · Sep 14, 9:30 PM (27 min ago)

Normal

About the 47th percentile for today (2019–2024)

  • 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.

Delaware River: Upper Black Eddy to Point Pleasant
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Waterway map River lines, waterbody outlines & access points

The run

Bucks County's most popular stretch: river islands, the Tinicum palisades, and easy riffles, with the Delaware Canal towpath along the PA bank for a bike shuttle.

Hazards

Wing dams and rock gardens show up at low water; fast current when the river runs high.

Season

April-October.

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Streamflow at Delaware River at Riegelsville NJ · USGS page

Put-in & take-out

Put-in

Upper Black Eddy access

40.5540, -75.1170

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Take-out

Point Pleasant

40.4170, -75.0680

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Shuttle directions: put-in to take-out

Where it is

This overview may use a schematic endpoint connection. Use reviewed waterway geometry above when available; do not navigate from this line. Open the full map

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