2026 Quemahoning Releases

The Stonycreek is open 7 days per week.  On certain days of the year, we get a boost of water from the Quemahoning Reservoir upstream.  These water levels are fun for most everyone and we highly recommend a 1-1 child to adult ratio: especially at these boosted levels.  Safety First!

Scheduled Releases From Quemahoning Reservoir have been scheduled and are 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 note: the maximum flow 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, the reservoir will ONLY RELEASE an additional 350 cfs.   If natural flow is over 1,350 cfs,  there won’t be a release that day.  Any changes in the schedule will be posted here and on our Facebook page ASAP!

Note: If the 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.  If the level at the Quemahoning Reservoir is below 1626 ft above sea level on the Sunday before the scheduled release: the release will be cancelled. This may effect late summer releases.  Watch here for updates. 

2026 Release Schedule

• April 18-19  First Release of the Season 
• May 2-3  
• May 15-17 Stonycreek Rendezvous
• May 23  Special Release (one day only) Memorial Day weekend
• May 30-31
• June 13-14
• June 27-28
• July 11-12
• July 25-26
• August 8-9
• August 22-23
• September 5-6
• September 19-20
• October 3-4
• October 17-18

Releases:  Scheduled releases will be on Saturdays and Sundays.  Releases start around 7 AM and the river should rise at Foustwell Bridge put-in by 10 AM.  Water should start dropping at Foustwell by 2 PM (each day).  Water should start to rise around 11 PM at Carpenter’s Park. Greenhouse Park (Tubin’ put-in for our section) should see release water as early as Noon on release days and run into the evening.  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: Camping is available at Coal Tubin’s new “Sites of Astonia” located on the river and right beside the shop. Click the Book Now button below!

Please Help: Our local paddling club, the Ben’s Creek Canoe Club, has an ongoing obligation to pay the salary of the personnel that operate the whitewater valve at Quemahoning Reservoir.  Please help them pay for this by making a donation to our Whitewater Valve program through the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies.   When you make a donation through their site, please designate SQI Whitewater for the donation.  This is a tax deductible donation.  Thank you.