2024 Scheduled Whitewater Releases from Quemahoning Lake are scheduled and listed below. Releases during May and June are highly likely to occur as scheduled (unless maintenance or repairs are needed); releases after the beginning of July are dependent on reservoir levels. Also, releases in September and October are very rare! Also note: the valve can only release up to 500 cfs; and the maximum flow (in the river, measured at the Ferndale gauge) that a release can provide is 1,350 cfs, (which is around 3’ at Foustwell, 4.5’ at Ferndale). If the natural flow is 1,000 cfs, we will ONLY RELEASE additional 350 cfs. If natural flow is over 1,350 cfs, there is NO RELEASE. Any changes in the schedule will be posted here and on our Facebook page ASAP!
2024 Release Schedule
April 6-7 First Release of the Season
April 20-21
May 4-5
May 17-18-19 Stonycreek Rendezvous
May 25 Special Release (one day only) Memorial Day weekend.
June 1-2
June 15-16
June 29-30
July 13-14
July 27-28
August 10-11
August 24-25
September 7-8
September 21-22
October 5-6
October 19-20
Also: late summer and fall releases are highly dependent on water levels in the reservoir.
Please Help: Our club has an ongoing obligation to pay the salary of the personnel that operate the whitewater valve at Quemahoning Reservoir and to make repairs. Please help us pay for this by making a donation to our Whitewater Valve program. When you make a donation through their site, please designate SQI Whitewater for the donation. This is a tax deductible donation. Thank you.
Special Thanks to the boating clubs that have generously donated to help us with releases: MoCreekers, Keel-Haulers Canoe Club and Baltimore Canoe + Kayak Club