A general guide to playspots on the Potomac River based
on the Little Falls gauge reading.
Little
Falls Gauge |
Information borrowed from PotomacPaddlers
Playspots Page, thanks to PotomacPaddlers! Refer to
the above page for additional playspots and updated information. |
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Low |
Best |
High |
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Feature |
Skill |
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2.8 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
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Bloody
Good |
4 |
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2.6 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
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Horseshoe
Waves (Snodgrass) |
3+ |
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2.5 |
4 |
4.2 |
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Wet
Bottom |
3 |
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2.7 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
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O-Deck
3 |
3 |
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2.7 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
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Virginia
Chute |
1 |
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2.7 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
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Maryland
Chute |
2 |
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2.8 |
3 |
3.2 |
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Cleaver
Wave |
2+ |
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2.7 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
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Portage
Rapid Waves |
2 |
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3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
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John
Smith Wave |
2+ |
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3.3 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
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O-Deck
2 |
3 |
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3.5 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
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S-Turn |
4 |
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3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
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O-Deck
1 |
3 |
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2.6 |
2.8 |
3 |
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Violet's
Wave |
2- |
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3.9 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
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Rocky
Island Waves |
2 |
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4.1 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
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Upper
Center Chute Ledge |
3 |
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4.2 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
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Offut
Island Waves |
1 |
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4.8 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
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High-Rent
Wave |
2+ |
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4.9 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
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Gil's
Hole |
4 |
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5.2 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
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Center
Chute (Hole) |
3 |
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5.4 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
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Center
Chute (Wave) |
3 |
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6 |
6.3 |
7.6 |
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Skull
Island Wave |
3 |
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6.2 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
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Dave's
Wave |
4 |
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6.4 |
6.8 |
8.0 |
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Showcase |
4 |
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6.8 |
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7.5 |
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Corner
Hole (Fudgepacker) |
4 |
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7.0 |
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Sweetie-Pie |
4 |
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7.2 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
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Last
Supper |
5 |
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7.3 |
8 |
8.8 |
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Dead
Cow Hole |
3 |
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