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Rapid VA Class II

Slalom rapid

Potomac - 2. GW Canal Loop or Violettes Lock to Pennyfield Lock (VA)

Monitor this Rapid

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

First up is Slalom rapid, maybe a 1/4 mile from the entrance. It's the one with large boulders that you can eddy hop down. This is where Jeff Davis did his Swiftwater Rescue class for many years.