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Covington, VA

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Rappahannock School (Route 622) to Rush River

Class II-III
4.5 Miles
Avg Gradient 40 fpm

Gauge Information

low
21
7/24 6:45

Min Sug. Level:  175 cfs Max Sug. Level:  9 cfs

River Description

Virginia Whitewater, Roger Corbett or Classic Virginia Rivers, Ed Grove The Rock Mills takeout can also be used for whitewater sections of the Rush and Thornton. The Thornton requires substantially less water than the Rush.

Ed Evangelidi testifies:
This creek is also runnable well above US 211. There is a nasty cattle fence under the Rte. 622 bridge, so most like to put in here. Note a painted gauge here. Most want about 3” to avoid painting too many rocks going downstream. The major rapid is a narrow tweeze between boat length rocks. The upstream rock on the left blocks a straight shot through the rapid, the downstream rock on the right forces you to turn left just above it and another rock just downstream and to the left requires an immediate downstream turn around the rightmost rock. This is a hard Class-3 move for short boats and a Houdini move for large tandem boats. Very easy to pin here. At high water there is a Class-2 sneak on the right that can also be used as a portage route in low water. The rest of the run is a mix of Class-2 rapids. If the creek is a little too low, try the nearby Thornton River.

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Last Updated: 2008-04-09 19:24:39

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BATTLE RUN NEAR LAUREL MILLS, VA [ VA ]

Current Conditions

Stage Flow Updated
1.53 21 7/24 6:45

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Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
VA Covington— Rappahannock School (Route 622) to Rush River II-III 21 cfs   low 7/24 6:45
VA Rush— Washington (Old Route 211) to Rock Mills (Route 622) II-III 21 cfs   low 7/24 6:45

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:8691
USGS Station:01662800
HUC:02080103
Latitude:38.6556
Longitude:-78.0742
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User Comments

2008-06-23 10:04:47 (30 days ago)
Big Strainers just below the put in - we got a hella windstorm so expect a big mess the whole way down - will try to clean it up some ASAP. Edit
2008-04-08 03:49:24 (107 days ago)
Gauge is wrong! You've got this thing calibrated to the wrong gauge. Fix it, I'm tired of seeing this river running when its not. THANKS! :) (FYI- that gauge is way way downstream (25 miles or so) and can be up from other rivers and streams feeding in. Edit
2008-03-07 12:12:34 (138 days ago)
Upper Section Run March 2, 2008 1 ' at bridge marker- Shade Road to Hunters Road - 3 mile section *One strainer in eddy 200 yards below Red Shed rapid *One strainer river left at Japanese House rapid - between 2nd and 3rd ledge- runnable river right or center -left equals pin - Edit
2005-12-02 08:57:31 (964 days ago)
chris moylesDetails
Run Nov. 29th and 30th 2005-<br /> One big log right at the top of the VW drop-<br /> Can sneak right or boof left (if you are a bit crazy -very tight sequence!<br /> <br /> c
2005-03-30 16:01:13 (1211 days ago)
Chris MoylesDetails
Run March 28-2005 at 1 foot marker at put in-<br /> One three-log strainer 400 yards above Hunter's Mill bridge. Will try to clear it this week.
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