Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

This section may be run year round when there is sufficient rainfall to fill the free-flowing Russell Fork or when the Flannagan Dam on the Pound River is releasing.
Scheduled releases are every weekend during the month of October. Check with the Army Corps of Engineers whitewater release web web pages for times and volumes.

Most accurate readings for the Russell tend to be adding the Haysi gauge & Pound gauge together (1461 & 1463). Those are usually within 10-20 cfs accuracy.

The Elkhorn City gauge is great, but only reads in stage and is a little hard to decipher. 6.3 ft is minimum, 7.4-7.5 ft is around 850 cfs. 8 ft is close to maxing out.

Check the rainfall gauges for Dickenson County, VA.
For more Russell Fork information, click here.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Russell Fork Gorge
virtual-6393 125 - 1400 cfs IV-V+ 00h47m 657 cfs (rc= 0.4 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
125 -1400 cfs barely runnable-high runnable IV-V+

Report - Reports of Russell Fork Gorge Section:Garden Hole Road (Breaks Park) to KY takeout (4 miles) 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
Russell Fork [VA] Paul at ElHorrendo Rapid release paul hubbard
Russell Fork [VA] El Horrendo 1150 Andrew Birk
Russell Fork [VA] Boofing El Horrendo release Doug Smith
Russell Fork [VA] Fist Summer 2002 low Jason Foley
Russell Fork [Va] Lew says "No Problem" 1000 cfs Dave Hersman
Russell Fork [VA] trouble at Climax by Daniel Fosbinder n/a Daniel Fosbinder
Russell Fork [VA] Fist 1000 cfs Matt Muir
Russell Fork Gorge [VA] El Horrendo 900 cfs Barry Grimes
190d23h29m /Russell Fork-Gorge Section:Garden Hole Road (Breaks Park) to KY takeout [VA] Striding El Horrendo at low flow n/a bob heckler
3y248d11h13m Russell Fork [VA] Fist 240cfs Brandon Hughett
4y108d11h13m Russell Fork [KY] 2007 Lord of the Fork Race 1000cfs Barry Grimes
5y106d19h13m Russell Fork [VA] Downstream of El Horrendo 4500 cfs Jason Foley
5y113d19h13m Russell Fork [VA] The hazard @ Fist ~1000 Brian Rahall
5y119d19h13m Russell Fork [VA] Main line at fist 950 Gerald DeLong
5y126d19h13m Russell Fork [VA] El Horrendo at normal flow n/a Julianna Wilson
5y154d19h13m Russell Fork [VA] Creekin' rodeo at El Horrendo 240 cfs Mark Stover
5y357d19h13m Russell Fork [VA] B and Conard chillin' after running the Russell Fork Gorge 260 Matt Rudolph
6y111d19h13m Russell Fork [VA] Fun Drop 1000cfs Brian Rahall
6y119d19h13m Russell Fork [VA] setting safety russell fork style... fall release Brian Mattingly
6y119d19h13m Russell Fork [VA] el horrendo release Spalding Hurst

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