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New - 05. Eggleston to Ripplemead
New, Virginia, US |
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05. Eggleston to Ripplemead (Castle Rock)
| Usual Difficulty | I-II (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 9 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 4 fpm |
Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| NEW RIVER AT GLEN LYN, VA | ||||
| usgs-03176500 | 2.50 - 6.50 ft | I-II | 01h28m | 4.11 ft (rc= 0.4 ) |
River Description
See Virginia Whitewater by H. Roger Corbett
What a beautiful river with the high rock walls and birds of prey residing in the cliff faces.
This is not a good section for the serious whitewater boater but is a great section for the
serious fisherman.
Most people take out at the public landing at Pembroke instead of floating to Ripplemeade, or put
in at Pembroke and float to Pearisburg (Bluff
City).
While in this area, you should see the Cascades waterfall just out of Pembroke. The falls are
over 60 feet high and can be reached by a fairly easy 2 mile hike in. Little Stony Creek has been
granted a tier-3 Exceptional Waters status from the state and runs beside the hike to the falls.
If you like serious creeking, then check out the Little Stoney
reach.
Mountain Lake, where they filmed Dirty Dancing, is but a few miles from here and the
Castle Rock and White Rock rec areas are nearby.
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05. Eggleston to Ripplemead, New Virginia, US (mobile)