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An anonymous tipster provides: _Fun run for those looking to see what a creek run is like. Runoff is primarily from new neighborhood developments and a large farm with HUGE manure pile on the banks of Back Creek. Wear nose plugs!_ Jimmy Thomas provides: _We ran this at a level of 190 cfs (~4'). Its a fun run, but I would not do it much lower. We started at Starkey Park soccer fields and went to Red Hill Baptist Church on Rt. 220. (If you park and take out at the church, please ask permission if there is anyone there and let them know you are kayaking.) We portaged one rapid in the first half with about a 4 foot drop, because the landing was a bit too shallow at this water level. Also portaged a dam drop further downstream. Both of these would likely be runnable with more water. Only one tree down in this section, that can be squeezed under or easily portaged._ _Ran again on 4-3-09 at 475 cfs (~5'). Great level, no scraping and everything was runnable._ See Also: _Exploring Virginia's Waterways_, Ed Gertler (2022 ed.), p. 252.