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Scouting Hazards at Great Falls of the Potomac at Low Water 2.49, 2023-08-30

Potomac River Whitewater Kayaking Great Falls, Maryland Line Gauge: 2.49 Great Falls is a natural-flow river, so the low water we have right now is an opportunity to see what hazards look like "with the water turned off." I scouted the Maryland Lines, Center Lines, and Virginia Lines, and I took a look at the Fifth Slide of Fish Ladder from the water. I didn't have time to take a look at any other lines. Note the date - rivers change over time; this is what things looked like on this day at this flow. I also took a look at a couple of things people generally don't run in order to better understand them (Subway and Charlie's Hole). I still haven't decided which is more terrifying. This is by no means a complete survey of all hazardous places, just those I feel that I am most likely to be near. I know I didn't get great views of everything, either. I wasn't willing to get any closer to a number of hazards without being on belay. Finally, I didn't get as good a view as I wanted of The Spout from above because I had started to attract the attention of viewers on the Virginia observation deck, and I didn't want to encourage people to think that it's safe to just wander around on the rocks next to Great Falls (it isn't). 00:00 Scouting Hazards of Great Falls, 2.49 00:09 Pummel 01:26 Pencil Sharpener and Z-Turn 02:42 Charlie's Hole 03:05 Horseshoe 04:00 Grace Under Pressure 04:13 The Fingers 04:31 Subway 05:16 U-Hole 05:56 Boof Between U-Hole and S-Turn 06:01 S-Turn 06:57 The Spout 07:38 Fifth Slide