Whitewater Run PA Class I

5. Union Deposit, PA (Swatara Creek Park, S. Hanover St.) to Middletown, PA

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Monitor

Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, PA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 2.1 – 6.0 FT

Swatara Creek near Hershey, PA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 2.4 – 5.6 FT

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Put-in

Take-out

Select put-in and take-out to estimate time.

See wind-adjusted speed maps, forecast planning, and detailed time estimates.

Whitewater timing varies with scouting, portages, and group pace. Use as a planning baseline.

Hazard: Dangerous Dam below PA 39 at Union Deposit.

Difficulty

Class I

Length

14.2 mi

Rapids

I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater