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English: Official Delaware Water Gap map, showing points of interest in the entire park in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Date: 29 February 2016: Source:
The Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. [ 2 ] The gap makes up the southern portion of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area , which is used primarily for recreational purposes, such as ...
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area came about as a result of the failure of a controversial plan to build a dam on the Delaware River at Tocks Island, just north of the Delaware Water Gap to control water levels for flood control and hydroelectric power generation. The dam would have created a 37-mile (60 km) lake in the center of ...
"The Gap" as seen from the Delaware River Viaduct. The namesake feature of the recreation area is the prominent Delaware Water Gap, located at the area's southern end.The Delaware River runs through the gap, separating Pennsylvania's Mount Minsi on Blue Mountain, elevation 1,461 feet (445 m), from New Jersey's Mount Tammany on Kittatinny Mountain, elevation 1,527 feet (465 m).
A new map poster by Lisa Glover shows the contours of the Delaware River’s deepest point. Sales benefit the Upper Delaware Council.
Silver Thread Falls Boardwalk View. Silverthread Falls is also located in upper Pennsylvania, less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from Dingmans Falls. [5] This waterfall exhibits a steep drop of about 80 feet (24 m) [7] via a narrow channel constructed of prominent rock-joints faces, however the volume of flow is much less than Dingmans Falls. [8]
The easiest route to the summit of Minsi is by way of the Appalachian Trail, from the Lake Lenape trailhead near the town of Delaware Water Gap. The Mount Minsi fire road shares and parallels parts of the same route on the same northwest slopes. Both travel about 5 miles (8 km) round trip, and gain 1,020 feet (310 m) of elevation. [3]
This photo shows an adult bald eagle on a new nest on a Delaware River island within the boundaries of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Posted by photographer James Kaval, the ...