Octoraro Creek, Maryland, US

New Bridge Road to Richardsmere (Lower Octoraro)

Usual Difficulty	II (for normal flows)
Length	6 Miles
Avg. Gradient	15 fpm
Max Gradient	30 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA
usgs-01481000	2.40 - 10.00 ft	II	13h10m	2.82 ft (rc= 0.1 )

River Description

Nice little section with some trashy and scenic surroundings. This is a kind of a forgotten corner of MD, but it's worth visiting and the river is worth running. It's kind of like the Brandywine without any dams.

The first 3 miles are pretty mellow, but things start to get going after the Rt. 1 bridge. Fun Class II rapids result as the Octoraro (which is Native American for "rushing waters") drops down to the Conowingo. Take out on a small side road before the Rt. 222 bridge in the historic mill town of Richardsmere.

The Upper Octoraro is categorized as a Pennsylvania stream.