Antietam Creek

The previously mentioned river-wide strainer below Burnside has been removed, however there is still a TON of wood on this stream right now. Both the Keedysville Rd bridge and the Rte 34 bridge have massive log jams blocking most of the usual channels. Keedysville bridge is blocked on all but the extreme right passage, and the Rte 34 bridge is blocked in the middle. The left channel has some strainers in it that are avoidable, but the gravel beds downstream before the next rapid will give you fits if you go that way, stay to the right under both bridges.

Below Keedysville Rd Bridge where the river makes a sharp bend to the right, there is a strainer/tree across the entire creek. It is passable over the middle where the trunk dips under the surface of the river, but only at or above 2.7' Anything lower and you WILL need to carry on river right. The only way I made it over today was by hitting the low-spot at full speed with my bow popped up.

We ran today at 2.65-2.7' from Devil's Backbone down to Burnside Bridge and it was very scrape-y. Recommend at least 2.8' for a scrape-free run.