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Playspot MD Class IV

First Slide

Potomac - 3. Great Falls (Fish Ladder) (MD)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Potomac River near Wash, DC Little Falls Pump Sta Downstream Primary

Runnable: 3.5 – 4.7 FT

Big and fast. 2nd and 3rd slides deserve extra respect. good level for Bitch Monkey and it's rowdy in the Back Canyon. Experienced, solid boaters only

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

The First Slide is fairly straightforward fun move. Punch the hole on the left or right. Below here the Fish Ladder rejoins Tight Quarters briefly. The main channel moves quickly to the left towards the steep section