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Rapid MD Class III

"Rock Island"

Little Gunpowder Falls - 2) Jerusalem Mill (Jerusalem Rd.) to U.S. Route 40 (MD)

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Gauge Conditions
Little Gunpowder Falls at Laurel Brook, MD Upstream Primary
Runnable: 110.0 – 1,600.0 CFS
Winters Run near Benson, MD Upstream Primary
Runnable: 101.0 – 2,345.0 CFS

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Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
"Rock Island"
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Avoid left channel – it is shallow and has high strainer potential – instead, take right channel - half way down you have a decision to make: 1) move aggressively to the left, then cut back to right over diagonal ledge & hole (good fun) or 2) run directly down right side over 2’ ledge (approach might be scapey/bumpy).

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
1.1 mi
Directions
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2) Jerusalem Mill (Jerusalem Rd.) to U.S. Route 40
Little Gunpowder Falls
II-III 3.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater