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Rapid WV Class II

Needles

Potomac - 0.7 Dargans Bend Boat Ramp to Potoma Wayside, VA or Weverton, MD (WV)

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Gauge Conditions
Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD Downstream Primary
Runnable: 0.5 – 9.0 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description

At low and moderate Potomac river levels, the 'Needles' are no more than Class II. 

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
3.0 mi
Directions
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0.7 Dargans Bend Boat Ramp to Potoma Wayside, VA or Weverton, MD
Potomac
II+ 5.5 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater