Antietam Creek, Maryland, US
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1) Upper: Oak Bridge to Hwy.68
| Usual Difficulty |
I-II (for normal flows) |
Gauge Information
| Name |
Range |
Difficulty |
Updated |
Level |
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ANTIETAM CREEK NEAR SHARPSBURG, MD
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usgs-01619500 |
3.00 - 10.00 ft
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I-II |
01h23m |
3.19
ft
(rc= 0.0 ) |
Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report. |
River Description
Located SouthEast of Hagerstown, MD, Antietam Creek is a great Class I-II run through beautiful
natural scenery and the historic Antietam Civil War Battlefield Park.
Putin from lot on southeast side of bridge at Oak Ridge Road, just north of I-70.
The creek can be floated further upstream during wet periods. See
Maryland and Delaware Canoe
Trails Gertler, Ed, for the upper reaches.
Takeout at Devil's Backbone County Park above the dam.
Altneratively, carry the dam and takeout at the Rt.68 bridge.
Description:
There are four Class II rapids on this run, making it a wee bit more difficult than the lower
section. Strainers are also a problem on this section, particularly near the end. Some bridge
crossings have landowner access issues.
An excellent website about the creek is at
Antietam Creek
Canoe Co..
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2004-08-01 03:33:17
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. 
User Comments
7th 2011. I scouted all problem bridges, and found them to be runnable (Wagaman Rd. Bridge,
Poffenbarger Rd. Bridge, and Roxbury Rd. Bridge). I prefer this run to the lower for it's
comparative abundance of rapids, and fun little play spots. (for you rec. boaters) My friend ran
this in her 10 ft. skirt-less rec. boat, and did fine the whole way down, and only got minor water
inside her boat. Add a ft. to the level we ran this, and skirt-less rec. boaters may get swamped.
Is there flat water on this run. Yes. Do the fun rapids in between, and beautiful scenery make up
for it. Yes! 3.78 ft. was a good level and not scrapey, and the flat water still pushed you along
for the most part. Add a ft. the level and the fun factor would go up 1 to 2 points. 3ft. and below
I wouldn't run this due to the rapids becoming so boney that you may have to portage them. 3.5 may
even be pushing it. My recommended running level would be 4-5 ft. Enjoy as we did.
3-12-11 at 6ft and it was a blast for a exp novice. new wood on the first rapid but overall less
wood than in past years. without wood its 2+ at 5ft and up, 2- under 5 ft
you will see some river otters and owls. i prefer this section to the lower because of more rapids.
great fishing river as well. the 10ft max is prob a little high it would be very sketchy at that
level. i ran it at 6ft and it was more of class 3+. at 10ft it would be at flood level and over its
banks.