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Rapid PA

Put-in

Brandywine Creek - 1. Shaw's Bridge Park, Lenape, PA to Chadds Ford, PA (PA)

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Gauge Conditions
Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 2.3 – 4.5 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Put-in
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
The Put-in at Shaw's Bridge Park marks the entry point for the Brandywine Creek run, offering paddlers a relatively straightforward access point with minimal immediate technical challenges. While not a challenging rapid itself, careful boat placement and awareness of potential submerged obstacles are recommended during put-in, especially during varying water levels.
Location

Other Rapids on This Run (1)

Take-out Rapid N/A
Take-out
5.2 mi
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
0.0 mi
Directions
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1. Shaw's Bridge Park, Lenape, PA to Chadds Ford, PA
Brandywine Creek
I 5.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater