Delaware River · Pocono Mountains

Delaware Water Gap: Smithfield Beach to Kittatinny Point

  • Class I
  • 9.0 miles
  • Kayak
  • Canoe
  • Sup
  • Raft
  • Tube
Good

4,080 cfs

Gauge 01438500 · Sep 14, 9:30 PM (32 min ago)

Above normal

About the 83rd percentile for today (1940–2025)

  • 1,000 min runnable
  • 1,500–8,000 ideal
  • 15,000 max safe (cfs)

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

Delaware Water Gap: Smithfield Beach to Kittatinny Point
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Waterway map River lines, waterbody outlines & access points

The run

The signature float through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, ending under the cliffs of the Gap itself. Wide, forgiving water that suits stand-up paddleboards at normal summer flows.

Hazards

Strong current and debris after storms; heavy weekend traffic and rental tubes near Shawnee.

Season

May-October.

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Streamflow at Delaware River at Montague NJ · USGS page

Put-in & take-out

Put-in

Smithfield Beach

41.0390, -75.1040

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Take-out

Kittatinny Point (NJ side)

40.9720, -75.1280

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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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