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Mather Gorge-Little Falls
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:48 pm
by nvrdogn
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
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:50 pm
by raleighwood
Gauley is releasing too about 800 cfs with weekend!
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:11 pm
by Paddleboy
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.
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:36 pm
by Dino358
If you find somebody...I'd love to tag along...
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:38 pm
by raleighwood
Peaches are you talking to me or Scooter????
I think a bunch of us may head up the to LG this weekend?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:44 pm
by Dino358
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?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:15 pm
by Raymond
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
Re: Mather Gorge-Little Falls
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:40 pm
by guy66
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!!
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:38 pm
by NeatoMan
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.