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Canal Level Dropped in North

Canal Level Dropped in North

June 4, 2021

The level of the Canal has been dropped from Easton to Erwinna because a very large hole developed in the Canal in Raubsville.  The repair of the hole with flowable fill is scheduled for the week of June 7.

|| June 4, 2021 || Tagged With: Raubsville, repair, water level ||

Towpath Closed in Raubsville Due to Collapse

Towpath Closed in Raubsville Due to Collapse

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The towpath is CLOSED just north of Woody’s Camelback Bridge ( Mile 54) due to a partial collapse of the towpath today. Trail users should turn around at the closure and NOT attempt to get by it, as the collapse may be prone to expanding and undercutting.  The level of the water in the Canal has been lowered to reduce any further erosion.

 

 

|| November 11, 2020 || Tagged With: Closure, Raubsville, Towpath, Woody's Camelback Bridge ||

Update on the Fry’s Run aka Kleinhans Aqueduct Situation

Update on the Fry’s Run aka Kleinhans Aqueduct Situation

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

From Josh Swartley, Delaware Canal State Park Manager —-

On Saturday, August 11, 2018  Williams Township (Northampton County) experience torrential downpours and flash flooding.  As a result of this flooding Fry’s Run overflowed its banks, sending a wall of water into Kleinhans Aqueduct.  The flash flooding damage the aqueduct and the temporary bypass that carries water along the canal.  The aqueduct wall on the west side was completely blown off and washed down the canal.  The temporary bypass, that conveys water through the canal, was washed away.  Currently, water is being diverted out of the canal at Theodore Roosevelt Recreation Area (TRRA) until repairs can be made to the aqueduct.  The area between TRRA and Durham will have no flow until repairs can be made.  The Durham pump has been turned on, so the area south of Durham will have a minimal amount of water on a short term, temporary basis.  Over the next several days, we will be working on installing another temporary bypass over the aqueduct and hope to have water flowing through the area by the end of next week.

|| August 14, 2018 || Tagged With: Fry's Run Aqueduct, Kleinhans Aqueduct, Raubsville ||

Local Flooding Damages Fry’s Run Aqueduct

Local Flooding Damages Fry’s Run Aqueduct

August 13, 2018

On Saturday, August 11th, it RAINED in the upper stretches of the Canal causing local flooding. Fry’s Run near Raubsville rose to a level higher than the canal aqueduct, and the tremendous force of the water against the temporary pipes, which were carrying the Canal’s water over the Run, were ripped out of place – as well as stone walls and some River bank.
The result is that most of the water coming south from Easton is pouring out the west side of what remains of the aqueduct structure. Water levels have dropped from Groundhog Lock south.
Hope to know more soon about the way forward. This turn of events is especially sad since

Looking toward the aqueduct from Route 611.

DCNR took great pains to install the pipes so that the Canal could be watered until the structurally deficient aqueduct was replaced. Fortunately, the plans for the new aqueduct are finished, so the replacement process is underway.

|| August 13, 2018 || Tagged With: Fry's Run Aqueduct, Raubsville ||

More Sinkholes to Repair

More Sinkholes to Repair

Wednesday, November 9

Several additional sinkholes were discovered in canal prism between Raubsville and Easton.  The state engineers and Bi-State Construction have investigated.  They will be fixed, but rewatering of the Canal will be delayed a few weeks.

 

|| November 9, 2016 || Tagged With: Raubsville, Water ||

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Michael Ginder, Executive Director

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