N F Shenandoah River at Cootes Store, VA Downstream Primary

Runnable: 4.5 – 10.0 FT

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.

See Also: _Virginia Whitewater_, Roger Corbett (2000 ed.), p. 91. _Exploring Virginia's Waterways_, Ed Gertler (2022 ed.), p. 35.

Difficulty

Class I-II

Length

25.3 mi

Gradient

13 ft/mi

max 20

Rapids

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

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater