Whitewater Run VA Class I

0.9 Point of Rocks to Mouth of Monocacy

Potomac

American Whitewater
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Gauge Conditions
Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD Upstream Primary
Runnable: 0.5 – 8.6 FT
Potomac River near Wash, DC Little Falls Pump Sta Downstream Primary
Runnable: 2.4 – 6.8 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Flat and moving water.  Putin is at a river access area at Point of Rocks, MD.  About 2/3 of a mile below Point of Rocks is the Calico Rocks C&O hiker/biker campground.  About 3.8 miles below Point of Rocks is the Nolands Ferry boat ramp for river access.  Indian Flats C&O hiker/biker campground, on the Maryland side, is just above (about 1/3 mile) the Mouth of Monocacy and the Monocacy Aqueduct, which is the take-out for this section.
Difficulty
Class I
Length
6.2 mi
Rapids
1
Access Points
Put-in
39.2724, -77.5433
Take-out
39.2231, -77.4558
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
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Whitewater data from
American Whitewater