Gauge Conditions
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description
AKA "Last Rapid". As the river approaches the Bloomington, MD take-out, the main channel goes over a shoally gravel bar, which begins a turn to the left. At the top, behind an island, there is a far right side channel that sneaks behind the island. Either way, at the bottom of the island, the two channels come together and form a series of standing waves against the right shore, much like a less steep, but longer "Top of the World". The take-out is at the bottom of this rapid on the left, just upstream of the arch railroad bridge.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (17)
Rapid
N/A
Barnum Whitewater Area Put-In
Rapid
II
"Woodsmoke" [Boulder Garden 1]
Rapid
II+
"Rocks & Rhododendron" [Boulder Garden 2]
Rapid
II+
"Easy Out" [Boulder Garden 3]
Rapid
II
Lead in to "The Slides" [Boulder Garden 4]
Rapid
II+
"The Slides"
Rapid
II
"Folly Run"
Rapid
II
"Blue Hole"
Rapid
II+
"Lunch Stop"
Rapid
II
"Rick's Ride"
Rapid
II
"Warnick"
Rapid
III
"Robins Nest"
Rapid
II
"Top of the World"
Rapid
II
"Rock Face"
Rapid
II
"Piney Swamp Run"
Rapid
N/A
First Railroad Bridge
Rapid
N/A
Take-out (upstream of Arch railroad bridge)
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4. Barnum, WV to Bloomington, MD
Potomac, North Branch
II-III
6.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater