Covington, Virginia, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | II-III (for normal flows) |
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| Avg. Gradient | 40 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| BATTLE RUN NEAR LAUREL MILLS, VA | ||||
| usgs-01662800 | 175 - 3500 cfs | II-III | 00h28m | 15 cfs (rc= -0.9 ) |
This is a a great little creek with multiple 2' to 3' ledge drops and a lot of rock gardens, it is very tight so be prepared to make tiny eddies to boat scout.
1' to 3' are great levels. 3' is pushy on such a small creek with constant strainer possibilities. About 300 yards above the take out there is a great surf hole.
Virginia Whitewater, Roger Corbett or Classic Virginia Rivers, Ed Grove
The Rock Mills takeout can also be used for whitewater sections of the Rush and Thornton. The Thornton requires substantially less water than the Rush.
Ed Evangelidi testifies:
This creek is also runnable well above US 211. There is a nasty cattle fence under the Rte. 622
bridge, so most like to put in here. Note a painted gauge here. Most want about 3Â to avoid
painting too many rocks going downstream. The major rapid is a narrow tweeze between boat length
rocks. The upstream rock on the left blocks a straight shot through the rapid, the downstream
rock on the right forces you to turn left just above it and another rock just downstream and to
the left requires an immediate downstream turn around the rightmost rock. This is a hard Class-3
move for short boats and a Houdini move for large tandem boats. Very easy to pin here. At high
water there is a Class-2 sneak on the right that can also be used as a portage route in low
water. The rest of the run is a mix of Class-2 rapids. If the creek is a little too low, try the
nearby Thornton River.
We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||||||
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| BATTLE RUN NEAR LAUREL MILLS, VA | ||||||||||||||||
| usgs-01662800 | 175 - 3500 cfs | II-III | 00h28m | 15 cfs (rc= -0.9 ) | ||||||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Covington [VA] |
VW Rapid Covington
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n/a | Chris Moyles | |
| Covington [ ] |
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n/a | Chris Moyles | |
| 6y341d16h12m | Covington [VA] |
Covington Class II
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1 foot CS | Chris Moyles |
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Rappahannock School (Route 622) to Rush River, Covington Virginia, US (mobile)
User Comments
top of VW rapid and one 100 yards further down at the Boof Slide rapid. Higher levels will push you
into these, both are around blind corners. I will try to get in at low water and remove these ASAP.
One strainer will not be cleared for years, massive Oak below the first drop, 200 yards from the
put-in.
rainfall is spotty, there are no assurances. Note: This gauge is on a much smaller stream on the
other side of a ridge - email: Chris@fauquierhousing.org if you want a level check, i live nearby.
It has only run (barely) once in 2009.
down - will try to clean it up some ASAP. Edit
*One strainer in eddy 200 yards below Red Shed rapid *One strainer river left at Japanese House
rapid - between 2nd and 3rd ledge- runnable river right or center -left equals pin - Edit
One big log right at the top of the VW drop-<br>
Can sneak right or boof left (if you are a bit crazy -very tight sequence!<br>
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c
One three-log strainer 400 yards above Hunter's Mill bridge. Will try to clear it this week.