Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
POTOMAC RIVER NEAR WASH, DC LITTLE FALLS PUMP STA
usgs-01646500 2.50 - 3.95 ft V+ 00h40m 4.01 ft (too high)

gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
2.50 -2.80 ft barely runnable-med runnable V gauge is important or has warning runnable, but not clean at these flows. The crease/slot in U-hole is tricky and shallow. The Spout has a very narrow LZ. Boof middle right to avoid a devastati
2.85 -3.10 ft barely runnable-perfect runnable V gauge is important or has warning Ideal level. Both the left and center lines at U-hole are in, and both lines at the Spout are good. There are some cool eddy moves in s-turn as well.
3.10 -3.40 ft med runnable-a bit pushy runnable V gauge is important or has warning U-hole develops a pretty bad pocket hole. Normans is recommended instead. The Spout becomes a burly hole and the Crack is the sneak option above 3.3.
3.50 -3.95 ft a bit pushy runnable-high runnable V+ gauge is important or has warning very few run this in the upper 3's as a swim would be life threatening. Bad Hole at the top of the 2nd rapid. Spout goes on the far right.

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