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Rapid WV Class II

"Folly Run"

Potomac, North Branch - 4. Barnum, WV to Bloomington, MD (WV)

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Gauge Conditions
North Branch Potomac River at Barnum, WV Upstream Primary
Runnable: 400.5 – 2,500.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description

Named for the creek, called "Folly Run," that comes in from river left, just above the rapid. AKA "Folly Run Shoal," AKA "Shoal and Eddies." After a longish pool, the river shoals up on the right, so the line is to move river left with the main current. There are a series of eddies against the left shore that can be worked, then the river comes together at the bottom and dissipates into a pool.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
0.9 mi
Directions
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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