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Below Staunton Dam to Spring Creek (Route 727)

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October 16, 2011

Trip Report

ReporterCHRIS PREPERATO

There is a stage gauge at the lake right above that stretch (Elkhorn Lake SG). So, you can use that to see if the lake is full or not. Unfortunately I can only go back 30 days of data, but it appears that a stage of 40.0 is approximately what 'full' is for the lake, with anything over that flowing over the dam. So, if the Stokesville gauge is showing 300cfs, but the dam is only at 30ft, chances are its gonna be dry. It may even be more useful to gauge the run based on stage gauge, as anything over 40ft is the river flow. A group paddled it on 10/15 (200cfs @ Stokesville, 41.1ft on SG) and said it felt like canoe zero. So, its possible that the Stokesville gauge has changed as well.

http://www.afws.net/data/va/Augusta.htm