Rocketts Mill (Rte. 685) to US 1Class II(III)
4 Miles
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Rocketts Mill (Rte. 685) to US 1 II(III)
River DescriptionEd Evangalidi contributes:You can carry up and run the CL 3 rapid just above the putin through various interesting routes and then go downriver through easier but still pleasant whitewater. Watch for strainers and carry the big dam at the end. Culpeper gauge correlation is rough. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2002-07-21 08:36:53
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RAPIDAN RIVER NEAR CULPEPER, VA [ VA ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| 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 | Conway— Rt. 667 to Rapidan River & Route 29 Bridge | II-III | 0.29 ft | low | 8/22 0:45 | |
| VA | Newfound— Rocketts Mill (Rte. 685) to US 1 | II(III) | 0.29 ft | low | 8/22 0:45 | |
| VA | Quantico Creek— Trail 7 to Dumfries (Route 627) | II-III | 0.29 ft | low | 8/22 0:45 | |
| VA | Rapidan— Ely Ford (Route 610) to Motts Run | II | 0.29 ft | low | 8/22 0:45 | |
| VA | Rapidan— Shenandoah National Park to Route 29 | II-IV | 0.29 ft | low | 8/22 0:45 | |
| VA | Robinson— Syria (Route 643) to Locust Dale (Route 15) | II+ | 0.29 ft | low | 8/22 0:45 | |
| VA | South River (Rapidan trib)— South River Chuch (Rt. 638) to Rt. 619 | II-III | 0.29 ft | low | 8/22 0:45 | |
| VA | White Oak Run— White Oak Fire Road to Lower White Oak Canyon Parking Lot | V+ | 0.29 ft | low | 8/22 0:45 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 6399 |
| USGS Station: | 01667500 |
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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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2006-12-16 11:20:00 (614 days ago)
John Bolecek
Couple of things I'd like to stress:
1. This stream has TONS of strainers, so be prepared to constantly duck and dodge branches in addition to constantly portaging around fallen trees.
2. Like Ed says, after the rapids upstream of the put in bridge you pass through mild whitewater with one class II at the end. Then it seems like you’ve gone past the fall line because there is a long flat section but there are actually two decent sized class IIs much further downstream.
3. The takeout we used was a dirt road used by Ashland Mill just upstream of the dam. The takeout is the South Anna river and Route 1.
4. Why is the Rapidan the guage for this river? The Little River or the South Anna River gauges seem like much better choices. .
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2004-04-04 16:59:53 (1600 days ago)
Andrew Harrell
I have a photo of the Class III rapid at the put-in that Ed mentions if the streamkeeper would like to add it to the page.
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No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. 
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