Gauge Conditions
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
At some lower water levels, you can sneak by the biggest parts of the rapid by taking this chute which is immediately before the rapid begins on river right. The chute consists of a short slide into a deceptively powerful and deep hole, scout before running! Taking this chute will allow you to enter the VA side of Little Falls about halfway down and past the strongest parts of the current and Darkside hole, but you will still have to re-enter a very strong current and may get pushed into the Swirling Eddy Of Doom depending on the water level and tide.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (12)
Rapid
N/A
Lock 6 Put-In
Hazard
III
Z-Channel
Rapid
N/A
Lock 5 Put-In
Hazard
III+
Charlie's Little Shop Of Horrors
Hazard
III
Rubble Dam
Playspot
III
Midway Waves
Hazard
III
Beaver Slide
Hazard
III
Little Falls MD Side
Hazard
III+
Little Falls VA Side
Hazard
IV
Little Falls High Water (Above 4.5 Feet)
Rapid
N/A
Take-Out - Observation Deck
Rapid
N/A
Take-Out - Fletcher's Boathouse
View Full Run
7. Little Falls
Potomac
III+(IV)
2.4 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater