Middle creek, Maryland, US
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Wolfsville to Myersville (upper Catoctin creek)
| Usual Difficulty |
II-III(V) (for normal flows) |
| Length |
6.3 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient |
56 fpm |
| Max Gradient |
105 fpm |
Little Surprise
Little Surprise
Gauge Information
River Description
access points
Mile 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: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2003-03-06 17:05:07
Editors
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. 
User Comments
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XTwjfDAOt0w
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
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.
(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.