Kayaking the Potomac River's Stubblefield Falls, at 3.97ft./9,810cfs

Kayaking Stubblefield Falls Rapid on the Potomac River, at 3.97ft, at the 2024/69th Canoe Cruisers Association (CCA) Potomac Downriver Race with ‪@PotomacPassageOolikhanna‬ (Race Director of the annual North Branch Blast Downriver Race). Stubblefield Rapid is the fifth and last designated rapid of the CCA Potomac Downriver Race, being preceded by: Calico Rapids, Offutt Island, The Chutes (Maryland, Center, and Virginia), and Wet Bottom.
Please comment if you:
- would like to join up with our crew
- would be interested in joining up for: whitewater kayaking/rafting trips, regional whitewater releases, whitewater kayak races, creeking, attaining and/or trips at Harpers Ferry, WV
- are into microcreeking, including rare running microcreeks, such as Piney Run AKA "Crazy Creek" and Stikey's Creek, within Harpers Ferry, WV
- would like to collaborate in making kayaking photography/video projects with @PotomacPassageOolikhanna
- attaining guidance
- race training
- would like to know more about the Frankenstein
- would like to know about: DIY kayaks and kayak repair and modifications, such as plastic welding
"The CCA Downriver Race has been held every year since 1956, making it the Nation’s oldest consecutively run canoe and kayak race...Celebrate the Nation’s longest consecutively-run paddling race in the nation! Since 1956 we have raced the 7.5 mile whitewater stretch from just below Great Falls to Sycamore Island and would love to have you join us this year for another unforgettable event." - www.canoecruisers.org/
The race organization was as top notch as it gets, to the likes of "Red Mo," and just like with the Seneca Showdown and Little D on the Monocacy races, the delicious post race lunch added to the camaraderie, making the great time even better, with new friends being made. This race brings out the paddling community like no other, from the plethora of generosity of the volunteers to having all the hallmarks of a true big boy's race, in bringing out top tier competition to the level seen at the Cheat River Festival's Rick Gusic’s Cheat River Massacre-ence race and that of the notable championship series races. This race should be considered for one of the races of the Immersion Research Headwaters Racing Series, as it is par for the course in falling in line with the nature of the four races of the series.
Educational Resources:
- American Whitewater: "Potomac 5. Anglers Inn to Lock 10" - www.americanwhitewater.org/co...
- Official Race Information: www.canoecruisers.org/content...
- 2024 Race Results: www.canoecruisers.org/content...
- Canoe Cruisers Association Website: www.canoecruisers.org/
- Canoe cruisers Association Facebook Page: / 554818083296803
- Canoe cruisers Association RUclips Channel: / @canoecruisersassociat...
- USGS 01646500 POTOMAC RIVER NEAR WASH, DC LITTLE FALLS PUMP STA Stream Gauge: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring...
Details:
Date: May 11, 2024
Class: II
Level/Stage (flow rate):
- Potomac River: 3.97ft., 9,810cfs
Water Temperature:
- Potomac River: 66°F
Stream Gauge: USGS 01646500 POTOMAC RIVER NEAR WASH, DC LITTLE FALLS PUMP STA
Location:
- 3.9 miles from below Mather Gorge's Rocky Island to Sycamore Island, at the confluence of Rocky Islands and Back Channel (38°59'30.9"N 77°14'51.5"W/38.991919, -77.247636)
- 2.29 miles from Anglers Inn River Access (38°58'49.8"N 77°13'42.9"W/38.980510, -77.228586)
- Put-In - Sandy Beach at C&O Canal Lock 17
- Put-In Parking: Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center 11710 MacArthur Blvd Potomac, MD 20854
- Take Out Parking:
- public parking at the Sycamore Island Bridge - 7025 Macarthur Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20816 (38°57'29.3"N 77°07'53.1"W/38.958131, -77.131421)
- public parking at C&O Canal Lock 10 (38°58'20.2"N 77°10'06.7"W/38.972268, -77.168531)
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park
Featured Kayaks:
- Dagger Green Boat
- Prijon T-Slalom ‪@PotomacPassageOolikhanna‬
Featured Scenes:
- Introduction 00:00
- Stubblefield Falls - Dagger Green Boat & SUP 0:49
- Stubblefield Falls - Prijon T-Slalom 1:59
- Hydrograph & Closing 2:59
#potomacriver
#whitewaterkayaking
#whitewater
#kayaking
#Dagger Green Boat
#Prijon T-Slalom
"'This Is What The LORD Almighty Says: 'In A Little While I Will Once More Shake The Heavens And The Earth, The Sea And The Dry Land.'" - Haggai 2:6

[@GurkeundMoehre]

Einfach nur wunderschön dort!
Klasse eingefangen. Wir wären gerne dabei gewesen.
Weiter so.
Grüße aus Stralsund ✌️

[@FrankensteinDIYkayak]

thanks. I hope to make that rapid even easier in the future and hope to be doing so for years. If you ever come local give a yell and I can show how to go up it and down the most effective way.

[@CharlesChessChampChat]

Hi, Do you know if where I can find SUP training or info for cross this rapid? I have been paddleboarding near the rapid a couple of times but would like to see what it takes to go down on SUP (is it special SUP etc.) Thansk.

[@FrankensteinDIYkayak]

I don't SUP and don't know any guides but do know one SUPer who is good but switched to kayaking. I'll text him about it. check out Baltimore Canoe and Kayak Club on facebook. I remember at least one real good person but they seemed to have backed off. I'll post again soon on it.