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Hazard MD Class V+

Charlie's Hole

Potomac - 3. Great Falls (MD Lines) (MD)

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Gauge Conditions
Potomac River near Wash, DC Little Falls Pump Sta Downstream Primary
Runnable: 2.0 – 3.4 FT

Horseshoe, and Brine Line levels -the extreme river left side channel. Starts with the Flume, a big slide into a wall, followed by a hole. Then, sneak far left

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Charlie's Hole
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

A 10-foot sluice into a super-powerful hole surrounded by underwater sieves. It’s named after Charlie Crowley, who escaped by crawling out along the bottom (bursting both eardrums in the process). This line used to be run regularly by boofing left into the eddy, but after numerous close calls and one fatality almost nobody runs it anymore. There is very little margin for error.

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class V+
Mile Marker
0.5 mi
Directions
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3. Great Falls (MD Lines)
Potomac
V+ 0.4 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater