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Rapid MD Class III+

"Belko Factory Falls"

Little Gunpowder Falls - 2) Jerusalem Mill (Jerusalem Rd.) to U.S. Route 40 (MD)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 110.0 – 1,600.0 CFS
Runnable: 101.0 – 2,345.0 CFS

Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Photo
"Belko Factory Falls"
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

A 4’-6’ drop and pool rapid, Class III+ (but could be harder at higher levels); eddy out left at top to scout; several options: 1) run extreme left – ledge drop onto well-padded rock (bouncy fun, most likely the simplest route), or 2) Left of Center over jagged ledge into challenging cross-current/hole (this hole is likely a stopper, or even keeper, at higher levels), or 3) run right side into a significant standing wave and hole. At moderate levels, avoid a “dead down the center” approach, as there is a submerged rock (probably boofable at higher levels, but would drop you straight into a possibly stopper/keeper hole.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III+
Mile Marker
1.3 mi
Directions
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2) Jerusalem Mill (Jerusalem Rd.) to U.S. Route 40
Little Gunpowder Falls
II-III 3.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater