Pennsylvania DCNR Plans White-Water Release into Bucks County's Tohickon Creek

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tohickon Creek will become a white-water boating enthusiast's playground March 20-21 when the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources releases water from Lake Nockamixon into the Bucks County waterway.

As has been the case in many previous years, the annual recreation event will take place the third weekend of March, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, and is expected to draw paddlers from throughout the Northeast.

Nockamixon lake water is released from the dam beginning at 4 a.m. on both days and it takes several hours for the high water to reach Ralph Stover State Park downstream, according to park officials.

Suggested hours for viewing the release and boating activity are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ralph Stover. The release at Nockamixon is best viewed from dawn until 2 p.m.

Water releases are eagerly awaited by white-water boating enthusiasts, and draw skilled kayakers, canoeists and occasional rafters from throughout the Northeastern United States. Most launch their craft at Ralph Stover State Park, near Pipersville, Bucks County, and travel some four miles along the Tohickon Creek to its junction with the Delaware River at Point Pleasant.

DCNR officials remind boaters this is technical white water with Class 3 and 4 rapids requiring boating skills. Boaters should be aware of and heed the safety code of the American Whitewater Affiliation, and wear appropriate personal flotation devices.

Boaters should use only craft designed for this type of water. Because of cold water, boaters also must take appropriate precautions to prevent hypothermia.

For information, contact Nockamixon State Park (215) 529-7300, or Delaware Canal State Park (610) 982-5560.  For more information about Pennsylvania's 117 state parks, call 1-888-PA-PARKS between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; or visit www.dcnr.state.pa.us.

Media contact: Terry Brady, (717) 772-0101

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

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