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Driftwood Water Adventures. Tyler State Park and Falls Park.

Pennsylvania Canal near Driftwood Water Adventures. Tyler State Park and Falls Park.

Canal2.7 mi
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About this river

Pennsylvania Canal is a 2.7 mile canal near Driftwood Water Adventures. Tyler State Park and Falls Park. in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge D&R Ca feeder US of gate at Washington Crossing NJ (site 01460378). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2017 to 2024

Pennsylvania Canal typically runs highest in July, at a median 159 cfs, and lowest in January, at 148 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 225 cfs, in 2021.

Typical flow by month at D&R Ca feeder US of gate at Washington Crossing NJ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January148140 to 160
February150143 to 159
March151142 to 158
April153140 to 158
May154142 to 161
June156146 to 163
July159148 to 164
August155144 to 163
September157150 to 164
October157147 to 163
November155148 to 162
December155139 to 161

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 8 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for D&R Ca feeder US of gate at Washington Crossing NJ (site 01460378). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Pennsylvania Canal, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Levittown LakeLevittown LakePublic
  • YardleyDelaware RiverPublic
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