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Rapid VA Class III

Murat Ledge

American Whitewater 37.7456, -79.5295

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No sufficiently local live gauge linked. 1 automated match was excluded because the closest is 66.5 miles away. Use the parent run and local sources before making a trip decision.
Photo
Murat Ledge
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

As VA 251 leaves the right bank and starts uphill you will see a horizon line approaching.  This creek wide ledge is an abrupt 4 foot drop that is most easily run on river left at lower levels.  At higher levels both sides of ledge can be run.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
1.6 mi
Directions
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Effinger (VA 251) to Buffalo Forge (VA 70)
Buffalo Creek (Maury Trib)
I-II+(III) 11.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater