Shenandoah

2. Bloomery Bridge Boat Ramp to Millville, WV

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DifficultyI-II
Length4.6 mi
Avg Gradient10 fpm
GaugeShenandoah River at Millville, Wv
Flow Rate as of 1 hour
1.81 ftlow runnable
Reach Info Last UpdatedAugust 13, 2022

River Description

From the Bloomery Bridge Boat Ramp there is flat/moving water for about a mile, then a rapid (Class II, but perhaps III at higher levels), then a pool above a Dam.  The Dam must be portaged (river left) and then some additional Class II rapids and moving water down to Millville, WV


River Features

Bloomery Bridge Boat Ramp

Distance: 0 mi
Bloomery Bridge Boat Ramp

Bloomery Bridge WVDOH Boat Ramp located river right upstream of Bloomery bridge on Wilt Rd.

Lost Rapid AKA Big Eddy

Class: IIDistance: 1.45 mi
Rapid
Lost Rapid AKA Big Eddy

Class II, but perhaps III at higher levels.  A shoaly rocky rapid with different routes at different water levels.  Sometimes used for Swiftwater Rescue classes.

Millville Dam

Distance: 2.67 mi
Portage
Waterfall / Large Drop
Millville Dam

Millville Dam (Electric Power Generation).  Mandatory portage - river left.

Take Out

Distance: 4.57 mi
Take Out
Take Out

Park at public river access at Power Transformers below power station or at Outfitters River Accesses about 1.2 miles further downstream for a $10.00 or $20.00 fee.


Tony Allred
Tony Allred

May 12, 2023


Tony Allred
Tony Allred

Aug 13, 2022


Tony Allred
Tony Allred

Jul 14, 2022