Aquia Creek - Rt. 610 to US 1


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Aquia Creek,

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Rt. 610 to US 1

Usual Difficulty II (may vary with level)
Length 10.5 Miles
Avg. Gradient 16 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
AQUIA CREEK NEAR GARRISONVILLE, VA
usgs-01660400 150 - 2000 cfs II 01h00m 40 cfs (rc= -0.1 )


River Description

Ed Evangelidi testifies:
Note that in wintertime the lake freezes over and may present you with a long stretch of ice too thick to portage on and too thin to easily punch through. Also, the dam and portage site may not be easily identifiable in foggy conditions. In that scenario it would be best to keep to the right and walk/scout around from time to time so that you find the takeout without getting too near the edge of the spillway.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2003-04-21 10:43:33

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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

There is a section of this that is an honest to god whitewater run under the right conditions. Unfortunately, it runs out into a lake that drowns another 30 feet of gradient.

The gauge is at the putin. The top part of this run is very creeky. Two miles down from the putin is a bridge with 4 foot culverts that needs to be treated with caution.

The run picks up after the alternate putin about halfway down. The next section runs through a gorge. Just as things start to get interesting, the lake intervenes. After your boring flatwater paddle, portage down the left side of the spillway. A short uninteresting section takes you down to Rt. 1

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
AQUIA CREEK NEAR GARRISONVILLE, VA
usgs-01660400 150 - 2000 cfs II 01h00m 40 cfs (rc= -0.1 )
Gauge (Drainage = 35 sq.mi.) is on this reach, thus should accurately show actual flow in this reach.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
150 -2000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II

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When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
2y225d01h29m Aquia Creek [VA] 27248.jpeg n/a Jon Reed

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