STONYCREEK RELEASES

Scheduled releases will be on Saturdays and Sundays.  Releases start around 7 AM and the river should rise at Faustwell Bridge put-in by 10 AM.  Water should start dropping at Faustwell by 2 PM (each day).  Water should start to rise around 1 PM at Carpenter’s Park.

Note: Each release is a 1 hr ramp up, 4 hr full release, and a 1 hr ramp down.

Also: Late summer and fall releases are highly dependent on water levels in the reservoir.

Note: Greenhouse Park is not open for camping except for special events.  Camping is available at Quemahoning Reservoir Recreation Area , Stonycreek Launch (814 242-8219; 2869 Seanor Rd, Hollsopple; this is the closest camping), Camp Harmony (which has both Cabins and Tent & RV Camping), Nanty-Glo Park and at Duman Park.  

Also: For anyone using the Hollsopple ball field put-in.  Please be careful where you park.  Do not interfere with the ball field.  Also, please don’t obviously drink beer or change clothes when the ball field is in use.  We are guests and need to maintain good relationships with the good people of Hollsopple.

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

2025 Stonycreek Release Schedule

• April 5-6  First Release of the Season
• April 19-20 
• May 3-4  
• May 16-18 Stonycreek Rendezvous
• May 24  Special Release (one day only) Memorial Day weekend
• May 31-1
• June 14-15
• June 28-29
• July 12-13
• July 26-27
• August 9-10
• August 23-24
• September 6-7
• September 20-21
• October 4-5
• October 18-19

Scheduled Whitewater Releases from Quemahoning Lake are scheduled and listed above.  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!

Note: If water level at the Quemahoning Reservoir is between 1626.0 and 1626.5 on the Sunday before a planned release, then a release will be made on the following Saturday only; if the water level is greater than 1626.5, then the release will be held on both the following Saturday and Sunday.  And if the level at the Quemahoning Reservoir is below 1626 ft above sea level on the Sunday before the scheduled release: the release is cancelled. This may effect late summer releases.  Watch here for updates. Also, note that on non-release days, the Stony is boatable when the Ferndale Gauge is above 500 cfs. This is likely accurate.  Again, watch here for any possible changes.