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Description
'The Staunton River is really the Roanoke River on most official maps, but to the good people of southside Virginia, this river, from Leesville Dam to the backwaters of Kerr Reservoir, will always be the Staunton River. The local people kept removing the state-installed signs saying 'Roanoke River' until the state gave up and installed 'Staunton River' signs-----which were not removed. Isn't it great when people stand up for their beliefs against governments?'
(Page 553, Virginia Whitewater by H. Roger Corbett)
Comment from 2009:
'Staunton from Long Island to Brookneal= 3 sections
1\. Long Island to Melrose Ferry - 2.2 miles, class 1-2 @ 8 ft.
2\. Melrose to River Campgrounds= 4.4 miles, class 1-2 @8 ft. w/ much beginner
surfing
3\. Campground to Brookneal- 4.4 miles. 2 class 2+ w/best surfing @ 8-10 ft.'
See Also:
_Classic Virginia Rivers,_ Ed Grove (1992 ed), p. 282.
_Virginia Whitewater_, Roger Corbett (2000 ed.), p. 555.
_Exploring Virginia's Waterways_, Ed Gertler (2022 ed.), p. 309.