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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Tripp Culbreth shared:

The guidebook Classic Virginia Rivers says that 0 inches on the Rte. 274 bridge gauge is minimum but +6 inches would be the lowest you could get down some of the shoals. An optimal level for intermediate paddlers would maybe be +1 ft. 6 in. but that is just a guess. This could get fun at even higher levels for advanced boaters especially if there is enough water to run the class VI rapids at the top of the run.

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

CHESTNUT CREEK AT GALAX, VA

usgs-03165000

200 - 3000 cfs

I-III

00h22m

110 cfs (rc= -0.0 )

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
200 -3000 cfs	barely runnable-high runnable	I-III	Best boatable flows uncertain. Help us out. Add a comment.

Report - Reports of Elk Creek Mt. Carmel Church (Route 650) to New River 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
6y227d17h21m	Elk Creek [VA]	Slicer	+7 inches	Tripp Culbreth