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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

River is friendly at levels below 4 feet. Difficulty picks up above 4. Advanced and Intermediate boaters with good rolls are comfortable at higher flows. The minimum of 2.2 represents very low flow that only occurs after a prolonged dry period.

Highest known run is 19.3 feet or so.

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Updated

Level

POTOMAC RIVER NEAR WASH, DC LITTLE FALLS PUMP STA

usgs-01646500

2.20 - 7.00 ft

00h59m

3.18 ft (rc= 0.2 )

Range	Water Level	Comment
2.2000-7.0000	barely runnable-high runnable

Report - Reports of Potomac 4. Mather Gorge to Lock 10 and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When	River/Gauge	Subject	Level	Reporter
	Potomac [MD]	Potomac Gorge Map - Calico (large file)	n/a	Bill Kirby
	Potomac [MD]	Potomac Gorge Map - Index (large file)	n/a	Bill Kirby
	Potomac [MD]	S-Turn Slalom ca 1979	Aroun 7 ft	Bill Kirby
	Potomac [MD]	Old School Swiftwater Rescue	n/a	Bill Kirby
	Potomac [MD]	2007 Attainment Race	n/a	Bill Kirby
	Potomac [MD]	2004: The Year Of Rocky	4 ft.	Mark Anderson
42d09h56m	/POTOMAC RIVER NEAR WASH, DC LITTLE FALLS PUMP STA [MD]	Account of 09/27/09	0.00 ft	n/a
42d09h58m	/POTOMAC RIVER NEAR WASH, DC LITTLE FALLS PUMP STA [MD]	Account of 09/27/09	0 cfs	n/a
1y172d02h42m	Potomac [MD]	Rodeo Zone	5.6'/31,000 cfs	Thomas O'Keefe
2y202d10h42m	Potomac [MD]	Got bugs?	5.4	Bill Kirby
2y307d10h42m	Potomac [MD]	Rocky Island surfing & video link	4.3?	E. Jacob Hayes
3y5d09h42m	Potomac [MD]	Mather Gorge, Barb Brown	23,100 cfs	Thomas O'Keefe
3y9d10h42m	Potomac [MD]	Offut waves	4.3	E. Jacob Hayes
3y284d10h42m	Potomac [MD]	Rocky - from eddy	4.5	Roger Jordan
3y298d10h42m	Potomac [MD]	Rocky Island, Middle Channel boof	5.1'	John Alden
4y60d10h42m	Potomac [MD]	The View from Horseshoe Waves	2.67	Bill Kirby
4y276d10h42m	Potomac [MD]	Rocky Island surfing	3.95	John Alden
5y98d10h42m	Potomac [MD]	Yellow Falls	4.3	Chris Brock
5y98d10h42m	Potomac4. Mather Gorge to Lock 10 [MD]	Yellow Falls	4.3	Chris Brock
5y177d10h42m	Potomac [MD]	Look ma no brains	4.0'	Peter Bross

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