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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 480959" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>Its passable right now, but has characteristics that folks need to know about before they get into a kayak and start paddling.&nbsp; That river IMO, isn't for rookies.&nbsp; Trees fall into the river every spring by the tens of thousands.&nbsp; It would be impossible to clean that thing for any significant stretch of river without mountains of funding and an army of manpower.&nbsp; Here are just a few of the hazards that I know of around the VC area.&nbsp; The mill dam in Valley City is a 15 ft vertical drop and isn't marked upstream that I'm aware of.&nbsp; The bridge at the golf course in Valley City has concrete and rocks that create a 3-4 ft drop at normal pool, higher if low water.&nbsp; The dam by the bubble just downhill from the two truck stops that was filled in and covered with rip rap has about 4-6 inches of water going over it with dry rocks exposed all over it's surface most of the year.&nbsp; Trying to kayak over that would almost guarantee a fair amount of damage to the craft if you tried to go over that baby.&nbsp; Oh and that pile of rocks is about 35 yards long before you reach smooth water.&nbsp; There are 5 or 6 very large tree piles in the river that I can see from my back yard up and down stream.&nbsp; That's about a half mile of river, just to give you an idea of how many are in that river.&nbsp; That river is beautiful and serene, but at the same time is a stone cold bitch that will kill you if you give'er half a chance.&nbsp; Scout the section you are considering to float.&nbsp; I would not recommend just launching and hoping for the best.&nbsp; Be smart and stay safe.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 480959, member: 314"] Its passable right now, but has characteristics that folks need to know about before they get into a kayak and start paddling. That river IMO, isn't for rookies. Trees fall into the river every spring by the tens of thousands. It would be impossible to clean that thing for any significant stretch of river without mountains of funding and an army of manpower. Here are just a few of the hazards that I know of around the VC area. The mill dam in Valley City is a 15 ft vertical drop and isn't marked upstream that I'm aware of. The bridge at the golf course in Valley City has concrete and rocks that create a 3-4 ft drop at normal pool, higher if low water. The dam by the bubble just downhill from the two truck stops that was filled in and covered with rip rap has about 4-6 inches of water going over it with dry rocks exposed all over it's surface most of the year. Trying to kayak over that would almost guarantee a fair amount of damage to the craft if you tried to go over that baby. Oh and that pile of rocks is about 35 yards long before you reach smooth water. There are 5 or 6 very large tree piles in the river that I can see from my back yard up and down stream. That's about a half mile of river, just to give you an idea of how many are in that river. That river is beautiful and serene, but at the same time is a stone cold bitch that will kill you if you give'er half a chance. Scout the section you are considering to float. I would not recommend just launching and hoping for the best. Be smart and stay safe. [/QUOTE]

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