Friends of the Delaware Canal
145 South Main Street
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: 215.862.2021
Michael Ginder, Executive Director
Water levels in the northern half of the Canal will be down until the coffer dam at the Kleinhans Aqueduct can be repaired. The Park staff is currently evaluating the situation.
Central Bucks County, Upper Bucks CountyThe gates that allow Lehigh River water to flow into the Delaware Canal were reopened last Friday. The Canal has been refilling and flow has reached its current destination, the Virginia Forrest Recreation Area, 29 miles south of Easton. Thanks to …
Central Bucks County, Northampton County, Upper Bucks CountyRick van Vliet, Park Maintenance Supervisor, and Rick Dalton, Park Manager, down in Lock 11 stopping a gate leak by inserting some oakum
Central Bucks CountyEndings, beginnings, and continuations are all part of this spring’s Delaware Canal news. Fortunately, there is much to report regarding project completions thanks to our generally temperate winter.
Central Bucks County, Lower Bucks County, Northampton County, Upper Bucks CountyApril 27, 2016 Bi-State Construction is in the process of completing the installation of the pipe and coffer dam system that will allow Canal water to flow south through the leaking Kleinhans Aqueduct. If all goes well, the gates at the Lehigh River …
Central Bucks County, Northampton County, Upper Bucks CountyApril 25, 2016 In order to restore the Lehigh River water flow to the south, Bi-State Construction will install coffer dams at either end of the leaking Kleinhans Aqueduct and run three pipes through aqueduct span. Mobilization has already begun. T …
Central Bucks County, Northampton County, Upper Bucks CountyApril 20, 2016 The amount of water reaching the Virginia Forrest Recreation Area north of Centre Bridge has diminished due to several circumstances. Debris, brush, yard waste, etc. continues to accumulate at the locks and stop gates on the route south …
Central Bucks County, Lower Bucks County, Northampton County, Upper Bucks CountyThursday, April 7 The stop gate and waste gate at the Virginia Forrest Recreation Area have been closed by the Park staff. The Lehigh River water has reached this point, 29 miles south of Easton, and will be stopped here because of the Redfield Bridg …
Central Bucks County