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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Also check here for recent rainfall data, www.afws.net/data/va/washington.htm

This is a more reliable method of predicting the flows on Whitetop and other area creeks.

When the stream gauge is 3.0 and rising there is a good chance WTL is running. 3.0 is scrapy but runnable.
Local boaters have created a visual gauge painted on the iron bridge trestle located on route 58 outside of Damascus. Zero is the bare minimum, with all the rapids being runnable including the Slot and Big Rock.
For now, 3.0 on the AFWS gauge is roughly equal to 0 on the visual bridge gauge.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
S F HOLSTON RIVER NEAR DAMASCUS, VA
usgs-03473000 1300 - 4000 cfs II-IV 01h02m 528 cfs (rc= -0.3 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
1300 -4000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II-IV

Report - Reports of Whitetop Laurel Creek Creek Junction (Route 728) to Route 58 near Damascus and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] Simon Haviland on the Upper Whitetop Laurel n/a
Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] Creekin' VA style way too low Travis Proffitt
Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] Big Rock med-high Jason Bordwine
Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] The Slot n/a John King
Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] Big Rock Falls n/a John King
3y33d21h47m Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] Jason at Big Rock 0" on bridge gauge Jason Bordwine
3y33d21h47m Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] Brian at Big Rock 0" on bridge gauge Jason Bordwine
3y208d21h47m Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] Big Rock Falls(BR) 2.8 Jason Bordwine
3y208d21h47m Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] The Slot(CR) 2.8 Jason Bordwine
3y235d21h47m Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] Big Rock Falls(JB) 2.8 Jason Bordwine
3y235d21h47m Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] Big Rock Falls(BC) 2.8 Jason Bordwine
3y236d21h47m Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] Big Rock Falls(BC) 3.2 Jason Bordwine
3y236d21h47m Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] Rapid above Slot Med Jason Bordwine
3y239d21h47m Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] The Slot(BA) 3.2 Jason Bordwine
5y170d21h47m Whitetop Laurel [VA] The Slot #2 - video capture medium? Mark Stover
6y160d21h47m Whitetop Laurel Creek [VA] The Slot #1- video capture medium? Mark Stover