Whitewater Run WV Class IV-V

Upstream to Potomac, N. Branch near Gormania

Difficult Creek

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Gauge Conditions
North Branch Potomac River at Steyer, MD Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 3.1 miles away on Difficult Creek. Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Anyone actually run this? We looked at it in April, 2006 but a reasonable takeout access seems to be the big limitation here. It looks like you either have to walk up the North Branch along railroad tracks to Steyer OR run down stream on a high North Branch to Kitzmiller or an interim takeout in the Potomac State Forest. I have one report that puts this in the IV-V range. From what looks like a dirt road on the topo map, it drops 50 feet in the first 0.4 miles, then 120, 150, 150, and 170 feet in the next four.
Difficulty
Class IV-V
Length
4.2 mi
Gradient
145 ft/mi
max 170
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
39.2570, -79.3174
Take-out
39.2989, -79.2926
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater