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Lake Nockamixon, is the centerpiece of
Nockamixon State Park in southeastern Pennsylvania, is an artificial
reservoir formed by a dam on Tohickon Creek. Nockamixon is the largest
several Pennsylvania lakes located in Bucks County, and is the start
of a popular whitewater kayaking course.
Swimming is not allowed in Lake Nockamixon, but it’s a fantastic
boating lake. The park maintains many marinas and boat rentals. Anglers
often visit Lake Nockamixon to fish for species like walleye, pickerel,
carp, and various types of bass and catfish. The water quality is excellent,
and as part of the course of Tohickon Creek the lake has a very faint
current. The water usually freezes over in the winter, allowing for
ice skating and ice fishing.
Many visitors come to Lake Nockamixon in March and November for the
whitewater kayaking created by timed water-releases from the dam turn
the entirety of Tohickon Creek south of the lake into a whitewater course.
Paddlers can travel from the lake to where the Tohickon Creek flows
into the Delaware River. |
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