Tye
3. South Powell Island Rd (off US 29) to James River(Lower Tye)
April 27, 2017
Trip Report
| Reporter | Susan Cusano |
We ran this stretch today from US 29 through the confluence to the Wingina boat ramp on the James below JRSP. The Tye was at 341cfs when we put on and 304 cfs when we took out. I think it would have been perfect with just a little more water to pad a few of the rough places. I wouldn't recommend this run below 300 cfs because you need the extra water to get you to the confluence in a timely fashon. At this level, most of the river was made up of class 2 wavetrains with several nice class 3 spots in between. This stretch is fast, secluded and fun. Total run time was @7 hours with a couple of extended breaks.