Far Left Channel (back to main river)
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Gauge Conditions
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description
Below "Surfers Ledge" there is a channel on the far left that can be used to return to the main river. After being blocked by wood for many years, it has recently reopened. There are surfing waves on the far left channel and in the rapids on the main stem Potomac.
Location
Interactive river map
Loads as you approach this section.
Other Rapids on This Run (11)
Rapid
N/A
Put In - Violette's Lock or Riley's Lock
Rapid
II
Seneca Breaks
Rapid
N/A
Entrance to the GW Canal from the Potomac
Rapid
II
Slalom rapid
Rapid
II
Surfer's Ledge
Rapid
II
Diagonal Rapid
Rapid
II
Jacuzzi Channel/Jacuzzi rapid
Rapid
II
Kingfisher Channel
Rapid
II
30 Eddy rapid
Rapid
N/A
Take-out for C&O Canal paddle back up to Violette's Lock.
Rapid
N/A
Take Out - Pennyfield Lock
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2. GW Canal Loop or Violettes Lock to Pennyfield Lock
Potomac
II
3.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater