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Rapid WV Class II+

"Rocks & Rhododendron" [Boulder Garden 2]

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

This rapid starts at the end of the Barnum gage pool.  It is a fairly long class II+ boulder garden, ending with another short pool with eddies both left and right, the right eddy under the boughs of Rhododendron and a couple of Pine trees.  Both eddies (particularly the right one) have rocks just below the surface that can flip a boater on the eddy turn - keep an eye out on the eddy turn.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II+
Mile Marker
0.4 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