2 - Route 55 to Route 11Class I-II
20 Miles
Gauge Information
Cedar Creek
River DescriptionCedar Creek is a classic VA novice trip with some mild Class II rapids scattered along its length. The lower part of this 20 mile run is somewhat more interesting, as it has slightly bigger rapids and some scenic features such as caves and a waterfall or two.There is a low water bridge at roughly the 10 mile point that can be used as a takeout for the top half or a putin for the bottom half. Keep in mind that although this is a pretty mellow river, 10 miles is a long way to go so give yourself plenty of daylight. The takeout at Rt. 11 provides ample parking and a chance to check some differing RC gauges as described above. There is a low water bridge about a mile above Rt. 11 that creates a Class II rapid and which can be run right. The best rapids on the river are located here and right below. On a recent trip there was an incredible profusion of Virginia Bluebells. There are also a series of scenic cliffs that dominate most of river left and sometimes on the right. These cliffs are full of caves, including short one that you can paddle through. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2005-05-25 19:24:20
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CEDAR CREEK ABOVE HWY 11 NEAR MIDDLETOWN, VA [ VA ] |
Current Conditions
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| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
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| VA | Cedar Creek— 1 - Above Route 55 | II | 1.90 ft | low | 7/25 14:00 | |
| VA | Cedar Creek— 2 - Route 55 to Route 11 | I-II | 1.90 ft | low | 7/25 14:00 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 6325 |
| USGS Station: | 01635090 |
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No guide books for this stream. If you know of a book that describes this stream please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. User Comments |
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2006-04-27 10:00:52 (820 days ago)
John Sunda
My family canoed the lower 12 mile section of Cedar Creek on 4-23-06 starting at the low water bridge. There is a log jam blocking the channels around the large limestone rocks in midriver at the cool rock formations and waterfall/old mill, 2 miles downstream just above the Rt 628 bridge. After scouting it we found that we could land on the left end of the jam in the main channel drag our boats overtop and relaunch from a well placed log in swift current just downstream. We walked our dog around the left side. Alternatively, we could have, with great difficulty, dragged our canoes around the left side of the rocks. There was a sizeable eddy/landing spot on the left above the first rock. In other words you can get over or around it but this is no place for novices. No other obstructions were encounterred. The water level was perfect and the current was swift but the painted guage at the Rt 11 takeout appears to read too low as it read .25 ft when we set shuttle and 0 when we took out but there was plenty of water. The guage at the low water bridge putin was more accurate as it read 0.75 ft. The USGS hydrograph indicated the the guage near the takeout dropped from 3.4 to about 3.2 during our trip. I've done the run at levels as low as 2.8 but it gets a little scrapy with much slower current.
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2006-03-20 22:51:13 (857 days ago)
Craig Cook
One of the coolest things about this trip is the awsome waterfall on the left just a mile or so from the put in...you can actually paddle behing the waterfall. We were accompanied by otters in this stretch who would spook the hell out of you by just poppin up right beside your boat! The easy but fun class II rapids come in sucession....I don't remember any long stretch's of flat water at all. You DO want to start this trip pretty early if you have a long drive home because despite the moving water it's long haul...especially if you make stops for lunch, checking out the caves etc.
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