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Access Site VA

Shaperds Town

Potomac River

Source: National Rivers Project Updated 3 months ago

City: VA
County:
Type: Boat Ramp
Location: 39.43429400, -77.80178000
Air Temp: --
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Whitewater Runs on Potomac River
21 runs (17 nearby)
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
I Put-in at this location 0.6 Shepherdstown, WV to Dargans Bend Boat Ramp
8.0 mi
I Take-out at this location 0.5 Dam # 4 to Shepherdstown WV
12.0 mi
II+ Downstream from here (6.2 mi to put-in) 0.7 Dargans Bend Boat Ramp to Potoma Wayside, VA or Weverton, MD
5.5 mi 5 ft/mi
I-II Downstream from here (9.9 mi to put-in) 0.8 Potoma Wayside, VA or Weverton, MD to Point of Rocks MD
12.0 mi
I Downstream from here (21.0 mi to put-in) 0.9 Point of Rocks to Mouth of Monocacy
6.2 mi
V+ Downstream from here (48.4 mi to put-in) 3. Great Falls (Center Lines)
0.4 mi 100 ft/mi
IV-V(V+) Downstream from here (48.4 mi to put-in) 3. Great Falls (Fish Ladder)
0.4 mi 100 ft/mi
V+ Downstream from here (48.4 mi to put-in) 3. Great Falls (MD Lines)
0.4 mi 100 ft/mi
V Downstream from here (48.4 mi to put-in) 3. Great Falls (VA Lines)
0.4 mi 100 ft/mi
V+ Downstream from here (48.4 mi to put-in) 3. Through Great Falls (several runs)
0.4 mi
II-III(IV) Downstream from here (48.8 mi to put-in) 4. Sandy Beach/O-Deck to Anglers Inn
2.2 mi 8 ft/mi
V Downstream from here (48.5 mi to put-in) Clara Barton Parkway to C&O Canal
0.1 mi
I Upstream from here (5.4 mi from take-out) 0.45 Williamsport to Dam #4
14.0 mi
I Upstream from here (11.7 mi from take-out) 0.4 Big Pool/Fort Frederick Campground to Williamsport MD
16.7 mi
I Upstream from here (18.7 mi from take-out) 0.35 Hancock, MD to Big Pool/Fort Frederick Campground
12.0 mi
I Upstream from here (31.9 mi from take-out) 0.3 Fifteen Mile Creek Boat Ramp to Hancock, MD
16.8 mi
I Upstream from here (42.3 mi from take-out) 0.2 Paw Paw Tunnel Campground to Fifteen Mile Creek Boat Landing
21.0 mi
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