NRP Warns That Upper Potomac Should Be Avoided
Mar. 25, 2010
The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) has announced that boating and other recreational use of the Upper Potomac River, including its creeks and streams, should continue to be avoided based on information received from the National Weather Service and the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). This advisory has been extended through tomorrow, Friday, March 26, and will be updated next week if necessary.
Because of recent precipitation, river levels are hazardous for recreational use on the entire main stem of the Uppor Potomac River from Kitzmiller to Little Falls. Hazardous stages are water levels which pose a threat to non-white-water vessels, tubers, swimmers, and other recreational users and are caused by wave action, water velocity, and treacherous currents. This condition may exist on tributaries of the Potomac as well.
This warning does not apply to professionally guided river trips. The public is reminded that river travel involves risks. Water and boating safety should be practiced always. The Maryland NRP reminds boaters to always wear a life jacket. It is mandatory to wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket while boating on the Potomac from Nov. 15 to May 15 each year.
For more information on current river conditions, persons may contact the National Weather Service at 703-996-2200.
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