Tumbling Creek - Upper Gorge


Tumbling Creek, Virginia, US

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Upper Gorge

Usual Difficulty V (for normal flows)
Length 5 Miles
Avg. Gradient 200 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
N F HOLSTON RIVER NEAR SALTVILLE, VA
usgs-03488000 1500 - 10000 cfs V 00h58m 284 cfs (too low)


River Description

The upper gorge of Tumbling Creek is boulder choked and contains many strainers. The gorge is very isolated and not much can be seen except a short stretch near the road on the drive up to the putin. The gorge begins and ends with many 3'-5' ledges and a few in the 10' range near the beginning of the run, these bigger drops also have pretty shallow landings as well. Use caution and scout the run before committing your group to running this creek.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2007-02-03 14:32:21

Rapid Descriptions

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User Comments
2011-09-15 09:38:06 (643 days ago)
Skinny (153505)
Steep part of this Gorge is illegal to paddle. Some nice drops with lots of sieves and wood. Ranger
turns boaters back regularly. Risk to reward is low even though the gradient is alluring.
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