Whitewater Run WV Class I

0.6 Shepherdstown, WV to Dargans Bend Boat Ramp

Potomac

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Gauge Conditions
Potomac River at Hancock, MD Upstream Primary
Runnable: 2.7 – 7.5 FT
Potomac River at Shepherdstown, WV Upstream Primary
Runnable: 1.5 – 7.6 FT
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Description
Put in at the Princess Street boat ramp in Shepherdstown, WV; there is also access on the Maryland side of the Shepherdstown bridge at C&O Canal Lock 38.   Antietam Creek C&O hiker/biker campground is about 3 miles downstream from Shepherdstown, WV and the mouth of Antietam Creek is about 0.3 miles below that.   Take-out is on the Maryland side at the Dargans Bend boat ramp about 7.9 miles below Shepherdstown, WV.
Difficulty
Class I
Length
8.0 mi
Rapids
1
Access Points
Put-in
39.4348, -77.8013
Take-out
39.3650, -77.7410
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
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