Catoctin Creek
US 40 (Doubs Meadow Park) to Potomac River
March 3, 2024
Catoctin Nature Park to the Potomac - good run
| Reporter | Jacob Malcom |
| Gauge Reading | 2.6 ft at CATOCTIN CREEK NEAR MIDDLETOWN, MD |
| Flow | Medium Flow |
Packrafted from Catoctin Nature Park to the Catoctin Acqueduct; total run time just shy of three hours. The water level was good throughout, with only a few brushes of rocks along the way, and only one spot (next to / under the Point of Rocks Road / Rt. 464 bridge) where it was unavoidable. All Class 1 rapids, some nice and bumpy / splashy but none challenging. No strainers across the entire creek _except_ at Catoctin Acqueduct, which was completely blocked by trees, branches, and debris; had to take out between the acqueduct and the train tracks. Lots of Bald Eagles, Canada Geese, Belted Kingfishers, and other critters throughout.
(This was a bikerafting trip, riding from Brunswick to the park ~10mi, then ~10mi paddling, and ~5mi ride on the C&O back to Brunswick.)