Potts Creek near Covington, VA Downstream Primary

Runnable: 180.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

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Whitewater timing varies with scouting, portages, and group pace. Use as a planning baseline.

There's a campground near Paint Bank, which seems to be the popular section of this creek to run. It's probably Class II-III.

Difficulty

Class I-IV

Length

34.8 mi

Rapids

I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater