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Hazard MD Class V

Charlie's Choice

Youghiogheny - 3. Sang Run Road to Friendsville (MD)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, MD Downstream Primary
Runnable: 2.9 – 4.0 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Charlie's Choice
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This rapid was named for Charlie Walbridge. At 3.0', Charlie's Choice was...to walk out. The "normal" line begins on river left, with a ferry just above a hole toward an eddy in the middle, and then the paddler heads left again. Running Charlie's on river right all the way is the highly technical "Slots" line, which leads the most intrepid paddlers into Mel's Toilet Bowl, an undercut that you don't want to mess up. Persons of a moderately adventuresome bent (me) can begin on the left, head for a 6-foot boof on the right (be sure to avoid the rock at the bottom!), and then finish the rapid in the middle right. CAUTION: Mel's Toilet Bowl is a sieve on river right next to the boulders of the last drop in Charlie's (after a short pool below the main drop). It is named because you can see the water swirling down it like a toilet. It has claimed a few boats, and a several boaters have swam/flushed through this sieve. Be aware of this hazard and avoid it.

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class V
Mile Marker
3.9 mi
Directions
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3. Sang Run Road to Friendsville
Youghiogheny
IV-V 9.6 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater