Roanoke

650 cfs felt like a nice moderate flow, with little need to dodge rocks. This took us 2.5 hours with a brief lunch stop and just drifting between rapids.  We didn't paddle much other than navigating the riffles.  A surprisingly nice trip considering how populated the area is.

Ran this section on 5/15/2022 at 275 cfs. Enjoyable class I+ run with one notable, solid class II rapid. Not as scrapy as I expected but still 5 or 6 areas that required low water maneuvering with rock rubbing. I would run this again at this level but >=400 cfs would be preferable. This run forks around islands on several occasions, be on the look out for downed trees and debris.

Ran this section on 6/14/19 at 350cfs. Took 2 hours. Scraped in a few places, got stuck in another while avoiding a downed tree. I enjoyed this section, but don't think I would do it again at this level.

We enjoy this very much, as novices but not absolute beginners. The lowest is 200 cfs, and you might get stuck on rocks a couple of times. It takes about 3 hours. When it is at 1200 cfs it flows much faster, closer to between 2 and 2.5 hours.
At 400 cfs there should not be a problem with shallowness. But that means there needs to be rain in the last week.

The hardest rapid is a 'dragon's tooth' on the right with straining rocks. Stay on the left of that and you should be fine. And there are a couple of small ledges that keeps you on your toes.