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New York | Delaware County / Lordville and Long Eddy
Delaware River
Lordville NYSDEC access to Long Eddy NYSDEC access
Route planning details, access notes, and local verification guidance.
Route location
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Need to know
Why this call
Conditions
Gauge history and hourly forecast
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Gauge detail
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Gauge
Recent trend
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Gauge source
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Weather
Hourly forecast
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Short-route forecast
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Route overview
Quick facts and what's next
Distance, difficulty, shuttle basics, and the near-term outlook before you commit to the drive.
Quick facts
Plan ahead
Upcoming outlook
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Plan
Plan your trip
Launch points, shuttle details, distance, and access notes.
Route logistics
Access and shuttle
A planning-only Upper Delaware access-to-access section from the public Lordville NYSDEC hand launch to the Long Eddy NYSDEC non-motorized launch. The NPS publishes the public access rule, the approximately 9.5-mile Lordville-to-Long Eddy distance, the intermediate access sequence, and river-safety guidance. This is a separate day-trip-sized corridor within the broader Upper Delaware inventory, with no private-bank or shoreline-camping assumptions.
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Put-in
Lordville NYSDEC hand launchLordville is hand-launch-only public access with limited parking; confirm the carry, bank footing, seasonal restroom, and exact water entry.
Take-out
Long Eddy NYSDEC non-motorized launchLong Eddy is a public non-motorized launch, but current gravel, water level, road approach, and landing conditions still require inspection.
Plan this segment
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Access caveats and watch for
Access caveats
- Lordville is hand-launch-only public access with limited parking; confirm the carry, bank footing, seasonal restroom, and exact water entry.
- Long Eddy is a public non-motorized launch, but current gravel, water level, road approach, and landing conditions still require inspection.
- Navigable water does not create a right to land, scout, or camp on private banks. Use only the named public access system.
Watch for
- USGS 01427510 unavailable, rapidly rising, or inconsistent with upstream conditions; it is a downstream proxy here
- current, cold water, low-water gravel, strainers, sweepers, eel weirs, bridge and wake exposure, thunderstorms, and limited cell coverage
- Lordville and Long Eddy lot/carry/water-entry status, seasonal restroom, gravel landing, private-bank signs, and daylight for the shuttle
Route gallery
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Photos help show what the access looks like and what the route actually feels like on the water.
Score & sources
Data and sources
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Why this scoreToday's evidence strength is checking
Evidence strength mostly comes down to three things: how direct the active gauge is, how clear the range is, and how fresh the data is.
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Data behind the scoreGauge, thresholds, and timing
These are the live readings and threshold notes behind today's score.
| Gauge site | Delaware River at Callicoon, NY |
| Gauge height | Checking |
| Discharge | Checking |
| 24h trend | Checking |
| 24h change | Checking |
| Current band | Checking |
| Rain last 24h | Checking |
| Rain last 72h | Checking |
| Air temp | Checking |
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| Wind | Checking |
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| Rain timing | Checking |
| Ideal range | Needs paddler reports |
| Known low-water floor | Not calibrated yet |
| High threshold | Not calibrated yet |
| Evidence strength behind the range | Official and local sources |
| Gauge observed | Checking |
| Paddle Today updated | Checking |
| Main source behind this score | No segment-specific runnable band published; use the downstream same-river Callicoon gauge as clearly labeled trend context, plus NPS height/PFD guidance, upstream weather, current, debris, and visual checks |
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NotesWhat to know before you go
These notes cover the access details, route quirks, and source caveats most likely to matter once you get there.
- Public endpoint chainLordville NYSDEC hand launch to Long Eddy NYSDEC non-motorized access
NPS and NYSDEC identify both public endpoint access systems and their launch limitations.
- Named section distanceApproximately 9.5 paddling miles Lordville to Long Eddy
The NPS paddling-distance table publishes the access-to-access distance and a 2 mph planning speed.
- Same-river proxy gaugeUSGS 01427510 Delaware River at Callicoon, NY
NPS identifies Callicoon telemetry for the Upper Delaware; for this section it is retained as downstream trend context, not a local cutoff.
- Route-specific safetyPFD, cold-water, strainers, wakes, eel-weir, weather, and changing-condition controls
NPS publishes the height-based PFD posture and Upper Delaware river-safety warnings.
- Camping postureNearby lodging or managed campground only; no general shoreline camping
NPS identifies private river-valley land and limited permitted camping rather than open shoreline camping.
- Approved route imageUSGS Callicoon Delaware River station context photo
The public-domain same-river image is clearly labeled as proxy-gauge context and does not certify this exact reach or current conditions.
- Same-river proxy gaugeUSGS 01427510, Delaware River at Callicoon, NY
USGS 01427510 is a downstream same-river proxy at Callicoon for this Lordville-to-Long Eddy section. Use it with upstream weather and visual checks; it cannot show local strainers, wakes, water temperature, access closures, or landing conditions.
- Safety and river conditionsCheck live gauge, recent rainfall, trend, debris, bridges, and access conditions before launch
National Park Service / NYSDEC / USGS and its linked safety material warn that conditions change rapidly and require local inspection.
- Image decisionApproved watershed/proxy-gauge context image used for route presentation
The image is clearly labeled as watershed/proxy-gauge context and does not claim to depict this exact reach.
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Delaware River paddling FAQ
What water level is good for paddling Delaware River?
Paddle Today watches Delaware River at Callicoon, NY and uses Not calibrated yet as the conservative low-water floor for this route. The ideal range still needs more paddler reports.
Where does this Delaware River route start and end?
This route starts at Lordville NYSDEC hand launch and ends at Long Eddy NYSDEC non-motorized launch, about Approximately 9.5 river miles between the NPS Lordville and Long Eddy public accesses on the water.
Is this Delaware River route good for beginners?
This is listed as a moderate route. Expect more planning than an easy float, and use the live score, route notes, and source links before committing.
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