Ohio Street to Arlington Ridge RdClass III
4.5 Miles
Avg Gradient 36 fpm
Max Gradient 50 fpm
Gauge Information
Four Mile Run
River DescriptionEd Evangelidi testifies:This creek is rarely run for a long distance due to the pain of numerous dangerous low water bridges, many of which are found around blind turns. Most paddlers concentrate on sections that contain “interesting” rapids. The upper reach has a sloping rapid of at least 6’ that funnels into a mean looking hydraulic. The middle section has long stretches of nice rapids and above Columbia Pike is an interesting set of rocky slalom routes that are fortunately well between two low water bridges. Below Columbia Pike the creek is fairly channelized between flood walls but still throws up occasional rapids. The creek is extremely flashy and rarely stays up for as long as an hour. The stream has a junkyard quality to it with every type of debris lying about but it once had a fancy swim club in the 1800’s that used a dammed up pool (remnants still visible) in Glen Carlyn Park. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2002-07-01 07:01:35
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FOURMILE RUN AT ALEXANDRIA, V [ VA ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | Dead Run— George Washington Parkway to Potomac River | V | 5 cfs | low | 8/22 1:00 | |
| VA | Donaldson Run— Military Road to Potomac River | IV-V | 5 cfs | low | 8/22 1:00 | |
| VA | Four Mile Run— Ohio Street to Arlington Ridge Rd | III | 5 cfs | low | 8/22 1:00 | |
| VA | Pimmit Run— 1. Old Dominion Drive to above Glebe Road | II-III | 5 cfs | low | 8/22 1:00 | |
| VA | Pimmit Run— 2. Glebe Road to the Potomac | IV(V) | 5 cfs | low | 8/22 1:00 | |
| VA | Scott Run— Old Dominion Drive to Potomac River | II-IV(V+) | 5 cfs | low | 8/22 1:00 | |
| VA | Spout Run— Highway 29 to Potomac River | V | 5 cfs | low | 8/22 1:00 | |
| VA | Windy Run— Military Road to Potomac River | V+ | 5 cfs | low | 8/22 1:00 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 570 |
| USGS Station: | 01652500 |
| HUC: | 02070010 |
| Latitude: | 38.8433 |
| Longitude: | -77.0794 |
| Class: | -1 |
No guide books for this stream. If you know of a book that describes this stream please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. User Comments |
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2004-05-19 04:51:29 (1555 days ago)
John Hefti
Jeez, this might be my only first descent--1971?? In a Grumman, if anyone here remembers what that is!
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2002-07-15 22:24:37 (2229 days ago)
Stephen J. Ettinger
Alf Cooley and I ran this in July 2002 from Ohio St. to below Geo. Mason Drive (3.5 miles), after a one-inch rainfall. (We checked out but didn't run the class IV chute just above Ohio St.) There is easy whitewater (class I-II) almost the entire way, with one tougher section that reaches 100 ft/mile for 1/3 mile from Glencarlyn Park (2.2 miles) to Columbia Pike (2.9 miles). The only place we needed to scout was a class III+, 5-ft. ledge, that could be run in the middle. We had to portage 6 low-water bridges from the bicycle path. The first two, above Glencarlyn Park, come upon you around turns with little warning, while the latter four can be seen well in advance (fortunately, as they have no eddies nearby). Lots of overhanging branches in the first mile, but not much after that, and no streamwide tree strainers at all. Overall, it is an enjoyable trip, but you should only do it at low water so as not to get swept into the bicycle bridges. And if you get to the put in and find the creek high, just wait awhile, as it falls very fast; it went from 600 cfs (too high) at the gauge to 230 cfs (too low) in 2 hours.
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No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. 
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