Gauge Conditions
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Potter's Ford rapid presents a technical navigation challenge with multiple mid-stream boulder clusters creating unpredictable water compression and shifting channels. Paddlers must carefully scout and select a precise line through the constricted flow, avoiding potential pin spots and managing abrupt directional changes around significant rock obstructions. The rapid's complexity increases during lower water levels, where exposed rocks create additional maneuvering hazards.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Rapid
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Drainage area: ~107 sq.mi.
Rapid
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Put In
Rapid
N/A
Rapids
Rapid
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Rapids
Rapid
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Rapids
Rapid
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Rapid
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Rapids
Rapid
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Rapid
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Rapids
Rapid
N/A
Rock Maze Rapids
Rapid
N/A
Ledge
Rapid
N/A
Rapids
Rapid
N/A
Rapids
Rapid
N/A
Merge Right
Rapid
N/A
Rapids
Rapid
N/A
Rock Jumble
Rapid
N/A
Zig-Zag
Rapid
N/A
Pour-over/Wave/Hole
Rapid
N/A
The Piers
Rapid
N/A
Rapids
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3. Potter's Ford to Obed Junction
Obed
I-III
6.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater