Wolfsville to Myersville (upper Catoctin creek)Class II-III(V)
6.3 Miles
Avg Gradient 56 fpm
Max Gradient 105 fpm
Little Surprise
Little Surprise Gauge Information
Middle creek
Wolfsville to Myersville II-III(V)
River Descriptionaccess pointsMile 0.0-----You can put-in right at the rt.17 bridge or just upstream along spruce run rd.note:Only the very experienced should attempt the first 2 miles! Mile 2.0----river gauge on downstream left bridge abutment(rt.17) mile 2.3--Grossnickle church may be used to take-out for the canyon or put-in for the lower 50+ f.p.m. section. Mile 5.0--Take-out on bidle rd at the rt.17 bridge.note:there are fences and a low-water bridge below this point. Mile6.0--take-out just upstream of rt.40 along rt.17 Mile 6.3--Middle creek becomes Catoctin creek,where a small stream enters on the right.. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2003-03-06 17:05:07
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CATOCTIN CREEK NEAR MIDDLETOWN, MD [ MD ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
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| MD | Catoctin Creek— US 40 to Potomac River | I-II | 1.75 ft | low | 7/24 16:45 | |
| MD | Hunting Creek— Catoctin Hollow Road to Frank Bentz Lake | III-IV+(V) | 29 cfs | low | 7/24 16:45 | |
| MD | Middle creek— Wolfsville to Myersville | II-III(V) | 1.75 ft | low | 7/24 16:45 | |
| MD | Owens Creek— 1) Lantz to Roddy Covered Bridge | II-IV | 29 cfs | low | 7/24 16:45 | |
| MD | Owens Creek— 2) Rocky Ridge Road (Hwy.77) to Monocacy River | I-II | 29 cfs | low | 7/24 16:45 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 7496 |
| USGS Station: | 01637500 |
| HUC: | 02070008 |
| Latitude: | 39.4100 |
| Longitude: | -76.5564 |
| Class: |
No guide books for this stream. If you know of a book that describes this stream please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. User Comments |
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2008-06-16 04:45:34 (38 days ago)
john duke
see link below for a video of the lower class 2-3 section.........
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XTwjfDAOt0w
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2008-02-02 09:57:44 (173 days ago)
Robert Farmer---When we did this, we took out at the bridge near Highland School Road, to cherry-pick the best (i.e. hardest) section. The class 2-3 sections referred to earlier are most-likely downstream of this bridge. Upstream of the bridge are some surprisingly righteous rapids! This was the last of our trilogy, having done Hunting Creek and Owens Creek earlier in the day---a brilliant day, for sure! Edit
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2007-03-02 10:28:33 (510 days ago)
Robert Farmer
March 2, 2007
This creek is not for Class 3 paddlers--at least not the upstream part. There is a Class 4-5 drop upstream of the Spruce Run confluence near the road, which my two competent partners portaged, and where I flipped (there was a small tree in the way). Below this were three more Class 4-5 rapids that needed scouting, with constant action in between. The gauge was at around 4.3. This run was better than expected!!! Fun, but rocky and challenging. Oh, and two low-water bridges; one was a mandatory portage.
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2004-06-16 16:25:08 (1499 days ago)
Kevin Williams
This is a fun little creek but IMO the rating is a bit off- it's not that technically demanding (hence the II-III rating) but wood is a serious problem and eddies can be small and difficult to catch (which they would be for a class II-III paddler) Two of the drops are soild class IV rapids and both are pretty junky leaving the impression that they are largely made of wood. Have fun but be very aware of following distances and the location of eddies. Hit Hunting creek if it's running since it's only 10 minutes away.
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