Gwynns Falls

I caught this 7/12/10 at about 3.9 ft. (at Wash. Blvd) The rainfall pattern on this day is kind of illustrative of a semi-typical summer pattern: The rain started falling pretty hard (2+ inches in @2.5 hours upstream) after a dry spell at around 2:00 p.m.; at about 4:20, it peaked at 9.3/4600 (Villa Nova peaked at 4.5/800), and by the time when I finished the run (7:38 p.m. at Wash. Blvd.) after putting on at 6:30, it had dropped to around 3.8---still good, but getting low. Hence, there was only about a 3.5-hour window of runnability, less if you're not willing to paddle crazy-high water. Also, the log that was on the right side of the first left bend is now about 1/2 mile downstream on the left. You can get by it, but it is hazardous, so watch out! I paddled from Dickeyville to Swann Park, near Hanover St. in 1:58, not rushing. It took only 41 minutes to get from Dickeyville to below the Route 40 ledges, including a portage around the pipelines. A pretty enjoyable afternoon!