Maury, Virginia, US

Rockbridge Baths to James River

Usual Difficulty	II(III) (for normal flows)
Length	32 Miles
Avg. Gradient	15 fpm
Max Gradient	30 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
MAURY RIVER NEAR BUENA VISTA, VA
usgs-02024000	2.90 - 7.00 ft	II(III)	05h13m	2.38 ft (rc= -0.1 )

River Description

Rockbridge Baths section to Bridge.

Putin: Behind Rockbridge store on Rt. 39.
Takeout: Copper Road off Rt. 39

Beautiful run with many 2-3 rapids. You can take out about 2 miles downstream under the bridge..There are a bunch of no trespassing signs there but there is also a sign that says 'canoe portage only' , so I'd say its OK. That couple miles consist of class 1-2 water.


Buena Vista to James Confluence

Putin: Glen Maury Park off Rt. 39
Takeout: Locher Landing off Rt. 39 across from BP in Glasgow

Fun run at 3 ft and above on above gauge. Runnable at 2.6 but gets very boney at 2.4. Good run is from Buena Vista to the bottom of the Balcony run on the James, but the gauge on the Maury needs to be at 3+ to get to the James that fast, a 16 mile paddle. Confluence Rapid at the James/Maury is considered a III. Very rocky drop, run river right.<p>



Ed Evangelidi testifies:<br>
The rapid at the confluence with the James can be run/played in by itself without having to run the whole river.