Gauge Description:

It can be run down to 1.5', but it's getting bony. One local expert even reports a run in a Grumman Canoe down to 1.3'

Above 1.7 there is some surfing to be had in Staircase and Whitehorse.

A realistic minimum is 2.0, below that you're going to scrape over rocks until you get to the Staircase.

The stream starts changing character above 3 feet and gets bigger and faster. Most playboaters won't run this below 3 feet. Above 3 feet, several play options open up. This section can be run as high as your good sense and skill will allow.

Above 4 feet Staircase starts to take on some class 4 characteristics.

Expert playboaters love the river around 5 feet, and a couple of local professionals say that at 10 feet the river has some of the best playwaves in the east.

Shenandoah R/Millville, WV (R) [ WV ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 1.57 618 9/5 20:30 Station Graphs

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Below Minimum Recommended Flow

Above Maximum Recommended Flow

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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
WV	Shenandoah— 1. VA/WV state line to Bloomery Road (WV 9)	I-II	1.57 ft	low	9/5 20:30
WV	Shenandoah— 2. Bloomery Road (WV 9) to Millville	I-II	1.57 ft	low	9/5 20:30
WV	Shenandoah— 3. Millville to Harpers Ferry	II-III	1.57 ft	low	9/5 20:30

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:	564
USGS Station:	01636500
HUC:	02070007
Latitude:	39.2819
Longitude:	-77.7894
Class:	4