Aqueduct Lock 20 - River
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Potomac River · near Potomac · Maryland
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Car parking
- 100 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Website
- nps.gov
- Coordinates
- 39.00209, -77.24856
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the POTOMAC RIVER NEAR WASH, DC LITTLE FALLS PUMP STA gauge · USGS, 7.5 mi away on Potomac River
Water level
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USGS gauge POTOMAC RIVER NEAR WASH, DC LITTLE FALLS PUMP STA, 7.5 mi from this launch on Potomac River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 9.1 mi downstream: Little Falls Dam. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On Potomac River
River in Maryland. All launches on Potomac River.
Community
Where people who use Potomac River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Aqueduct Lock 20 - Canal · 0.1 mi · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
- Anglers Inn - Canal · 1.8 mi · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
- Anglers Inn - River · 1.9 mi · Potomac River
- Swains Lock - River · 2.0 mi · Potomac River
- Swains Lock - Canal · 2.1 mi · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
- Pennyfield Lock - Canal · 4.5 mi · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Sources
- Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites record -77.24856,39.00209 · Public data (Maryland DNR), DNR spatial data disclaimer only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.