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Put-in WV

Keyser North Branch Public Stream Access -- Put-in/Take-out.

Potomac, North Branch - 5. Bloomington, MD to Black Oak (Gary Yoder River Access) Nr. Rawlings, MD (WV)

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Gauge Conditions

North Branch Potomac River at Luke, MD Upstream Primary

Runnable: 400.0 – 3,000.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Keyser North Branch Public Stream Access -- Put-in/Take-out.

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Keyser North Branch Public Stream Access - West Virginia side. The Scenic portion of the run begins below Keyser WV starting with Queen's point overlook on the Maryland side (river left) which continue with several rock outcroppings, some of which extend down to the water on the West Virginia side (river right). The rock outcroppings extend along the ridge on the West Virginia side extend for the next 4.4 miles - almost all the way down to the Gary Yoder river access take-out.

Location

Other Rapids on This Run (13)

Put In - Bloomington, MD

Westvaco dam

Put-in - Piedmont, WV

Put In - Westernport, MD

"Westernport" rapid

"Kelly's" rapid

McCoole River Access -- Put-In/Take-Out

"Keyser Ford" rapid

Western Maryland 21st Bridge.

Waxter Ridge Rock Outcroppings

Waxter Ridge Rock Outcroppings

Take Out - Black Oak (Gary Yoder River Access)

Type

Put-in

Difficulty

Class N/A

Mile Marker

7.5 mi

Directions

5. Bloomington, MD to Black Oak (Gary Yoder River Access) Nr. Rawlings, MD

Potomac, North Branch

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater