Gauge Conditions
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Z-Channel starts off as an easy eddy-hop. The final drop however is a constricted channel with a large pinning rock dead center, which can clearly be seen in the photo taken at 2.7 feet on the LF gauge. At water levels below 3.2 feet, this rock will push kayaks sideways and underneath the rock on the river left bank if you miss the boof stroke. At low levels, an alternative line can be run by cutting hard right immediately before the drop, and snaking around the rock while hugging the right riverbank. This channel is extremely shallow, even at ideal flow ranges and even with an excellent tuck. Watch for strainers here as well as broken pieces of concrete towards the center of the entrance.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (12)
Rapid
N/A
Lock 6 Put-In
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 Sneak
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