Gauge Conditions

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

Runnable: 3.3 – 4.0 FT

stout level for Grace, and the Fingers are fluffy. Flatliner (Ring finger) can be boofed at these levels.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Arguably the toughest standard line in Great Falls and different as of 2018. Skirt to the right of the top hole, then boof off the right side of the 12' waterfall. The landing is chaotic, so Eddy out right, immediately on the left, or continue down to the Ledges. A swim anywhere in this area is potentially fatal due to what lies downstream.

The next drop over, Sliding Boad (Class 5.2) crashes into the bottom of Grace and was rarely run due to horrible sieves on the left. As of 2018 this rapid carries more flow and is temping when Grace is too low