Pennsylvania whitewater - Unami Creek, Montgomery County
Montgomery
county,
Nursery Road 7334 to mouth section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV-V+ 7.7 miles
Ive run the reach once. When I ran the Unami the Perkiomen was at 8,000 cfs, is this the guage you used Don? Or is there an on site guage somewhere we didnt see. The two largest rapids were really sic, we portaged the first and I ran the top half of the second and took out in a microeddy before the nar. Truely an awesome reach, email me sometime at mrz2@lehigh.edu if you plan on running it, Id love to fire it up again. Says Mark Zak
Undercut rocks are the name of the game on this creek. The creek is very narrow, boulder-clogged, continuous
and flashy. The general rule is that heavy rain in Quakertown will result in paddleable water on the Unami in Sumneytown within three hours. Read Getler's description and scout all of the rapids prior to running them. My friends and I have paddled this stretch many times
around 1.5 feet and 2.5 feet, which is low and scratchy; if you are going to run it above 3 feet, I'd recommend bomber-creek skills as eddies are few and far between. Says Don S
This stretch of Unami Creek in Pennsylvania is 7.7 miles long and is a class IV-V+ section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. If you're coming from Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. Getting your paddling muscles activated and
just being out on the river for a while are great reasons to come. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. There are some good hotels near the river, and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. The scenic beauty of Pennsylvania and the playfulness
of the water make the trip here worthwhile. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, in this general area you'll find lots of paddling places. This stretch has has enough mileage, it's good length for a morning trip. There are no other stretches
to paddle along Unami Creek than the Nursery Road 7334 to mouth stretch.
Briefly about the general area: A day on the slopes of Spring Mountain is just what you need. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 80's to Unami Creek. Once the sun is down it falls
down to the 60's. For the period of the winter this place gets highs in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Unami Creek are in the 10's. Unami Creek is a wet site that gets lots of rainfall; the wettest month of the year is generally May, that's the one that rains the most, and February is when it's the driest.
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County
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County
, 18 miles away, Class II - 7 miles long (Route 100 to French Creek Road)
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County
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County
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Lockatong Creek, Hunterdon
County
, 28 miles away, Class III-IV - 13 miles long (Right upstream of Idell to Raven Rock Road)
Martins Creek, Northampton
County
, 28 miles away, Class II-III - 6 miles long (Flicksville to mouth)
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County
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County
, 29 miles away, Class I - 11 miles long (Lenape Pennsylvania to Thompson Bridge Road Delaware)