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Rapid MD Class I

New River Ranch Shoal

Octoraro Creek - 3. New Bridge Road to Moore Road, Richardsmere (MD)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 2.4 – 9.0 FT
Runnable: 340.0 – 4,600.0 CFS

Description
At this location the New River Ranch Dam was removed in 2005.  The Dam removal left a Delta that created a river wide shoal runnable down to about 340 cfs on the Richardsmere Gauge, roughly river center.  Below 340 cfs you will hit some rocks and have some hand walking here.  
Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class I
Mile Marker
2.5 mi
Directions
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3. New Bridge Road to Moore Road, Richardsmere
Octoraro Creek
II 6.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater