Whitewater Run MD Class I-III

Parkton (Maryland Route 45) to Big Gunpowder Falls

Little Falls of the Gunpowder

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Gauge Conditions
Little Falls at Blue Mount, MD Downstream Primary
Runnable: 125.0 – 2,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Reference pg 153 of Ed Gertler's Maryland and Delaware Canoe trails book More description later Ed Evangelidi testifies: This stream likes to collect dead wood a lot. So be careful and use the bike trail to scout ahead.
Difficulty
Class I-III
Length
5.0 mi
Gradient
20 ft/mi
max 50
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
39.6407, -76.6594
Take-out
39.5984, -76.6257
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater