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Rapid WV Class II

"Woodsmoke" [Boulder Garden 1]

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

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description

Called "Woodsmoke" because in cold weather paddlers can often smell the campfires of the camping area downstream from the put-in.  Just below the put-in, the river splits in two around a small island and the natural line from the put-in is to stay to the right of the island.  In this channel, stay on the right side tongue to avoid a large rock/hydraulic in the center left of the channel.  After you pass the rock, there are eddies both left and right to catch.  The remainder of this first boulder garden rapid has offset eddies, waves and rocks - no more than class II-.  The rapid continues until you reach the pool where the Barnum automated gage is located.  

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
0.1 mi
Directions
Navigate
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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