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Rapid VA Class II

Jacuzzi Channel/Jacuzzi rapid

American Whitewater 39.0572, -77.3259

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Gauge Conditions

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

Runnable: 2.0 – 6.8 FT

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

Then there is a large island that splits the channel. To the right is the Jacuzzi Channel which leads to the Jacuzzi rapid, which is a small ledge that has both left and right chutes that can be run. The center of the ledge forms a small area of swirling water that at certain water levels and circumstances become jacuzzi like. For a considerable period of time (2020-2024), a large wood pile blocked passage in this channel. As of June 2025, the wood pile has moved on and the jacuzzi channel is now open.