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Virginia whitewater - Rivanna River, Albermarle County
Albermarle
county,
Charlottesville to Shadwell section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
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CLASS II 4 miles
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Last Saturday July 11th,2009 My son and his buddy, both 11 year old decided to canoe the rivanna river . We put the canoe at Shadwell near the bridge and came out at the cross road in Fluvanna county between 53 and 15. The trip took us 7 hours, 4 hours from Shadwell to Crafton and 3 hours from Crafton to Fluvanna court house. I though this could be a good information for the new comer in this area . I couldn't find any information about the time that this trip will take, well I hope this data will help other fellow persons.
PS: It was wonderful |
experience for everybody Says Bruno Lapierre
This stretch of Rivanna River in Virginia is 4 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class II section. The starting point is not too far from Charlottesville, there's a road map further down the page
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other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that rivers here are less demanding. There are a few other stretches in this river system that can be paddled as well.
Briefly about the general area:
All the water falling down from the sky makes Rivanna River
a wet place; during July this area sees the most rain while January is ordinarily the driest month. Summer at Rivanna River arrives with high temperatures in the 80's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 60's. During the winter highs are in the 40's while Rivanna River nighttime low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 20's.
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Rivanna River, Charlottesville to Shadwell road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.
QUICK STATS
AW Class:
II
Length:
4
miles
Average Gradient: 7 fpm
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Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.01939
Longitude: -78.45465
Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.00524
Longitude: -78.3989
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Paddler input for Rivanna River, Virginia:
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All Virginia Whitewater
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Whitewater Basics
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Outdoors Recreation Near Charlottesville, Virginia
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Charlottesville, Virginia, the metro area neareast to Rivanna River. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Rivanna River - North Fork, Albemarle
County
, 9 miles away, Class II - 12 miles long (Advance Mills to Route 29) |
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Hardware River - North Fork, Albemarle
County
, 11 miles away, Class II-V - 6 miles long (Route 708 to Route 20) |
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Hardware River - South Fork, Albemarle
County
, 13 miles away, Class II-IV - 7.5 miles long (Route 631 to Hardware River) |
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Buck Mountain Creek, Albermarle
County
, 13 miles away, Class II - 9 miles long (Route 610 to South Fork of Rivanna R) |
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Hardware River, Fluvanna
County
, 14 miles away, Class I-II - 12 miles long (Temperance Wayside to James River) |
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Lynch River, Albermarle
County
, 14 miles away, Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Shady Grove to North Fork of Rivanna River) |
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Roach River, Albemarle
County
, 14 miles away, Class II-III - 6 miles long (St. George to North Fork Rivanna River) |
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Moormans River, Albemarle
County
, 17 miles away, Class I-III - 13.5 miles long (Charlottesville Reservoir to Free Union) |
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South River - Rapidan Tributary, Greene
County
, 17 miles away, Class II-III - 9 miles long (Rt. 638 to Route 619) |
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Slate River, Buckingham
County
, 18 miles away, Class I-II - 9.5 miles long (Diana Mills to James River) |
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| | Ski Areas Near Rivanna River:
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Massanutten, Virginia
, 31 miles away, 1110 vertical feet |
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Wintergreen, Virginia
, 36 miles away, 1003 vertical feet |
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Bryce Resort, Virginia
, 50 miles away, 500 vertical feet |
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Timberline, West Virginia
, 87 miles away, 1000 vertical feet |
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Canaan Valley, West Virginia
, 88 miles away, 850 vertical feet |
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The Homestead, Virginia
, 100 miles away, 700 vertical feet |
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| | Hotels Near Rivanna River:
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Comfort Inn Monticello, Charlottesville
, 0 miles away |
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Hilton Garden Inn Charlottesville, Charlottesville
, 1 miles away |
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Clifton Inn, Charlottesville
, 2 miles away |
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Omni Charlottesville Hotel, Charlottesville
, 4 miles away |
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Keswick Hall At Monticello, Keswick
, 4 miles away |
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| | Golf Courses Near Rivanna River:
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Birdwood Golf Course, Charlottesville
, 3 miles away |
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McIntire Park Municipal Golf Course, Charlottesville
, 3 miles away |
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Meadow Creek Golf Course at Pen Park, Charlottesville
, 5 miles away |
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