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Low water fun at Great Falls

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Account	The first of three waterfalls on the Maryland side of Great Falls of the Potomac. At this level, Pummel is a 20' shear drop. This was one of the first meetings of the Friday Afternoon Paddle Club. The 5th slide of the Fish Ladder has this alternate entry on river left. After the 5' boof into the eddy, you then peel out onto the slide about a third of the way down. Jerry launching a sik boof over Horseshoe. At low flows, the main curtain of Pummel dries up and leaves us with The Slot. The drop can vary from an enveloping flume of water to a shear 18' drop. This is the first drop of the Maryland line of Great Falls.
Time	2002-07-15 20:00:00 GMT
Reported Date	Summer 2002
River Reported	Potomac
Reporter	Author of report John Alden Details E-mail: jealden@yahoo.com
River	Potomac [MD] 3. Through Great Falls (several runs) V+ high 00h48m [detail]
Reported Level	2.5'

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Sunshine launching off Pummel

Detail Trip Report Sunshine launching off Pummel Potomac, MD(1.59MB .bmp)

Fish Ladder Rapid, Great Falls of the Potomac

Detail Trip Report Fish Ladder Rapid, Great Falls of the Potomac Potomac, MD(1.66MB .bmp)

Laying the smack down on Horseshoe

Detail Trip Report Laying the smack down on Horseshoe Potomac, MD(512.14KB .jpeg)

Post melt down

Detail Trip Report Post melt down Potomac, MD(419.57KB .jpeg)

Low water fun at Great Falls

Detail Trip Report Low water fun at Great Falls Potomac, MD(465.44KB .jpeg)

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