Mather Gorge-Little Falls

nvrdogn · Post by **nvrdogn** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:48 pm

With water low in Richmond I'd like to take a trip up to the Potomac below Great Falls.

Mather Gorge and Little Falls is supposed to be a fun play run at it's current level (3.13'). I've never done either run but understand both sections are doable in the same day. Can anyone with experience on these sections confirm this and/or show the lines.

Forcast is 75 degrees Saturday and Sunday. Sunday is probably best for me.

Check out the AW link.

http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/742

Scott

raleighwood · Post by **raleighwood** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:50 pm

Gauley is releasing too about 800 cfs with weekend!

Paddleboy · Post by **Paddleboy** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:11 pm

raleighwood wrote: Gauley is releasing too about 800 cfs with weekend!

The upper is fun at 800cfs.

Raleighwood, I would like to travel next weekend, can you make sure that Wilson is around zero or better for the weekend.

Mather Gorge would be great too. JoAnn and I stopped to look at the falls last weekend. Boy was it big; I mean who can afford to build homes that big in the Great Falls area. But I should stay home and finish a paint job on my house.

Dino358 · Post by **Dino358** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:36 pm

If you find somebody...I'd love to tag along...

raleighwood · Post by **raleighwood** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:38 pm

Peaches are you talking to me or Scooter????

I think a bunch of us may head up the to LG this weekend?

Dino358 · Post by **Dino358** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:44 pm

I was looking for the "day" trip with Scooter. it's getting a little late in the season for Camping in WV with the baby!

Does the difficulty for the UG Drop with the water level, or does it get more technical and dangerous?

Raymond · Post by **Raymond** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:15 pm

Raleighwood,

Is your group planning to do the Lower G or the Middle? The AWA page recommends 1,000 CFS as a minimum for the Lower, but only 500 for the Middle.

Even with Dave out of town, it doesn't look like we'll get enough rain to bring anything up very much.

Raymond

guy66 · Post by **guy66** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:40 pm

nvrdogn wrote:With water low in Richmond I'd like to take a trip up to the Potomac below Great Falls.

Mather Gorge and Little Falls is supposed to be a fun play run at it's current level (3.13'). I've never done either run but understand both sections are doable in the same day. Can anyone with experience on these sections confirm this and/or show the lines.

Forcast is 75 degrees Saturday and Sunday. Sunday is probably best for me.

Check out the AW link.

http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/742

Scott

Sunday might just work fine for me!!

NeatoMan · Post by **NeatoMan** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:38 pm

Dino358 wrote:Does the difficulty for the UG Drop with the water level, or does it get more technical and dangerous?

Some rapids get more difficult, others get easier, but overall it remains about the same. It is more technical but less pushy. It's been a while since I did a low water run on the UG. Iron Ring is one of those that definitely gets more difficult (i walked it, though I normally run it at the higher flows). Pillow was easier. The lines weren't very much different if I recall correctly.

It's also a great time to see all those undercut rocks that are usually under water at the higher flows.

Coastals

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