Deer Creek - Bond Road to Susquehanna River


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Deer Creek,

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Bond Road to Susquehanna River

Usual Difficulty I-III (may vary with level)
Length 43.5 Miles

Deer Creek


Deer Creek
Photo of Tony Allred running probe on Deer Creek's only Class III rapid by Charles S. Hihn, Monocacy Canoe Club

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
DEER CREEK AT ROCKS, MD
usgs-01580000 3.00 - 10.00 ft I-III 01h25m 2.61 ft (rc= -0.1 )


River Description

Photo: Tony Allred runs probe on Deer Creek's only Class III rapid, by Charles S. Hihn. Photo courtesy of the Monocacy Canoe Club.

There is a short Class III set of chutes near the gauge. Much of the rest of this long run is rather tame but pretty. Picks up speed again when it makes its final drop to the Susquehanna.

See Gertler, Ed; Maryland and Delaware Canoe Trails.

Lat/longitude coords are VERY approximate, from TopoZone.

Ed Evangelidi testifies:
The Class 3 rapids at Rocks may be negotiated down below 150 CFS, as it is quite constricted.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2002-06-26 07:24:25

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Gauge Information

We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
DEER CREEK AT ROCKS, MD
usgs-01580000 3.00 - 10.00 ft I-III 01h25m 2.61 ft (rc= -0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
3.00 -10.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable I-III Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Report - Reports of Deer Creek Bond Road to Susquehanna River and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Deer Creek [MD] Deer Creek, MD low Timothy Bromelkamp
Deer Creek [MD] Deer Creek n/a Matt Muir
5y173d19h23m Deer Creek [MD] Lunch on Deer Creek 3.0 Philip Dawson

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User Comments
2008-06-28 11:20:19 (515 days ago)
There is a nice section of rock gardens that can be a little challenging to a beginner after you
pass under Route 1. A suggested short trip would be to put in at sandy hook road and take out at
the bridge at Forge Hill Rd, there is a small dirt path that is negotiable on the right side of the
bridge. Edit
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