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Description
The most important thing to know about this section is that permission is needed to run it from the Boiling Springs Rod and Gun Club. If you have contact info or more details, please add it below. In his guidebook, Gertler states that he visits the clubhouse at the head of Richardson Gorge (permission is also needed to run lower Back Creek, which shares the same takeout). You might also ask for permission to put in at the head of the gorge (below the low water bridge) rather than Rt. 39, removing the flatter section and resulting in a 2.5 mile run of the gorge with an average gradient of 40 feet per mile.
See Also:
_Classic Virginia Rivers,_ Ed Grove (1992 ed), p. 220.
_Virginia Whitewater_, Roger Corbett (2000 ed.), p. 269.
_Exploring Virginia's Waterways_, Ed Gertler (2022 ed.), p. 194.