Scudders Falls

Scudders Falls is an area of whitewater rapids along the Delaware River between Ewing, New Jersey and Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania in the United States.[1] It is popular with local whitewater enthusiasts.[2]

Not to be confused with Scudders Falls, New Jersey or Scudder Falls Bridge.
Scudders Falls
Kayakers at Scudders Falls
LocationEwing, New Jersey and Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°16′01″N 74°51′10″W
Elevation23 feet (7.0 m)
Total height10 feet (3.0 m)
Total width600 feet (180 m)
WatercourseDelaware River
Average
flow rate		15,000 cubic feet (420 m3)

Scudders Falls derives its name from Richard Betts Scudder, who according to the Long Island Genealogy Surname Database, died in 1754 at "Scudders Falls, Hunterdon County" (Mercer County was part of Hunterdon County until 1838). One of Richard Scudder's ancestors from Kent, England was named Henry Skudder. The k in the surname apparently became a c at some point in time, helping to give the falls its name.[3] The falls lends its name to the Scudder Falls Bridge, located just downstream, and the Scudders Falls section of Ewing, New Jersey.

References
  1. "Scudders Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Delaware - Scudders Falls Recreation Area". American Whitewater. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  3. Richman, Steven M. (2003). The Bridges of New Jersey, New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. Page 150. ISBN 0-8135-3510-7.
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