Johns Creek - 2 - Route 311 bridge to New Castle (Route 615)


Johns Creek, Virginia, US

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2 - Route 311 bridge to New Castle (Route 615) (The Gorge)

Usual Difficulty III-IV(V) (for normal flows)
Length 5.5 Miles

Bambi by Canoe


Bambi by Canoe
Photo of Jack Woodrum by Tom Creed taken 1994 @ -6 inches



River Description

Johns Creek is one of Virginia's whitewater treasures, with a well documented history of use.  You can find descriptions in several guidebooks of classic rapids like Sirius the Dog Star, Royal Flush, Coke Island, Little Heinzerling, Bambi Meets Godzilla, Blind Man's Bluff, the Separator, and Fool's Falls.  American Whitewater owns the traditional take-out for this run.

Unfortunately, a local landwoner claims to possess suffcient rights to prevent public navigation of this section of John's Creek.  American Whitewater has worked for many years to support public enjoyment of John's Creek, and continues to do so. Would-be paddlers should be aware of the likelihood of significant legal conflict between paddlers and the landowner if you chose to paddle this section.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2011-05-02 19:07:01

Fond Memories of John's Creek

Detail Trip Report  Fond Memories of John's Creek  John's Creek, VA(66.24KB .jpeg)

Coke Island

Detail Trip Report  Coke Island  John's Creek, VA(48.53KB .jpeg)

Bambi by Canoe

Detail Trip Report  Bambi by Canoe  John's Creek, VA(75.39KB .jpeg)

Last drop of Bambi

Detail Trip Report  Last drop of Bambi  John's Creek, VA(69.23KB .jpeg)

No time to scout

Detail Trip Report  No time to scout  John's Creek, VA(72.41KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Painted gauge on the Rt. 615 bridge in Newcastle.

0.0 = Low
1.0 = Medium
2.0 = High

Report - Reports of Johns Creek 2 - Route 311 bridge to New Castle (Route 615) and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Johns Creek2 - Route 311 bridge to New Castle (Route 615) [VA] Johns Creek Gorge n/a John
John's Creek [VA] Fond Memories of John's Creek -6 inches Dave Hersman

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User Comments


2009-04-20 11:36:46 (1028 days ago)
I have video of jons if anybody is interested my email is crazycboater@verizon.net Edit
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 2 - Route 311 bridge to New Castle (Route 615), Johns Creek Virginia, US (mobile)