Whitewater Run NJ Class III-IV

Just upstream of Idell to Raven Rock Rd.

Lockatong Creek

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Primary
Runnable: 3.9 – 5.5 FT
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Description
This creek is often run after a heavy rain. Stephen Strange contributes: > Lockatong Cr. has the exact same geology as the Tohickon across the river in Pa. but instead of getting rid of its gradient evenly, it occasionally dumps a bit of it all at once. There is a 12' waterfall and at least two other ledges that are 5-6'. If there is a day or two of hard rain in the late fall to spring, this and Wickecheoke will come up and can be easily done together in a day. > > The put-in for Lockatong Cr. is off of the side road, which is off of Rte. 651 > (The Coordinates are UTM 18 497815E 4478741N). Basically you are putting > in right at the confluence of the tiny tributary and Lockatong Cr., just > upstream of Idell. > > Though you can also take out at the picnic area on Rt. 29 along the Delaware (river-left for paddlers on the Lock.), most people take out at Raven Rock Rd. where it crosses the creek. The gauge is also there, on the river right abutment of the bridge.
Difficulty
Class III-IV
Length
4.7 mi
Gradient
72 ft/mi
max 90
Rapids
0
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
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