James

1.8. Alpine to Glasgow

DifficultyI-II
Length10 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
GaugeJames River at Buchanan, Va
Flow Rate as of 1 hour
700 cfslow runnable
Reach Info Last UpdatedAugust 18, 2024

River Description

See Also:

Upper James Water Trail for excellent maps and other info.

Classic Virginia Rivers, Ed Grove (1992 ed), p. 228.

Virginia Whitewater, Roger Corbett (2000 ed.), p. 279.

Exploring Virginia's Waterways, Ed Gertler (2022 ed.), p. 199.


River Features

Put In

Distance: 0 mi

Take Out

Distance: 9.97 mi
Take Out

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Ken Knott

Aug 15, 2011


Beautiful Run. Lot's of room at the put in for camping and parking. A bit bony in early August at 2.2ft but likely much better over 2.5.