Greenvale Creek

Greenvale Creek is a small headwater stream located in Lancaster County, Virginia, stretching approximately 2.09 miles with a total elevation drop of 21 feet. The creek has a drainage area of just 2 square miles and flows at an average rate of 2.06 cubic feet per second with a moderate gradient of 10 feet per mile. This is a very small, intimate waterway suitable primarily for paddling in a kayak or canoe, with water moving at a leisurely average velocity of 0.67 feet per second. The creek's headwater location means you're launching near the source of the stream, approximately 75 miles from where it eventually reaches the river mouth downstream.