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Bear Creek - U.S. 219 to Youghiogheny River at Friendsville
Bear Creek, Maryland, US |
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U.S. 219 to Youghiogheny River at Friendsville (A nice river to run when the Upper Yough is too high.)
| Usual Difficulty | IV (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 7 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 84 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 100 fpm |
John sliding down Bear Creek
John sliding down Bear Creek
Photo of John G by Art Barket @ 240 cfs
Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| BEAR CREEK AT FRIENDSVILLE, MD | ||||
| usgs-03076600 | 240 - 2000 cfs | IV | 00h46m | 72 cfs (rc= -0.7 ) |
River Description
Gertler, Ed; Maryland and Delaware Canoe Trails
This one is often run when the Upper Yough is too high. It's basically a roadside drainage
ditch, with the resultant imperfect water quality and scenery, but it can be fast and
continuous--a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. When it's roaring along at 1000 cfs,
it's Class V. And you'd best be lookin' for wood.
Directions: follow the road out of Friendsville. One good putin is at a roadside pulloff just upstream of a small bridge; but there are others. The takeout is at the confluence with the Yough, at the park in Friendsville.
Ed Evangelidi testifies:
First half of the run has easier whitewater (Class III) but often has more wood in the stream.
With more water, the south branch is also runnable.
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U.S. 219 to Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Bear Creek Maryland, US (mobile)