Advanced Planned Recreational Releases
Roanoke River Whitewater
Four weekends are set aside each year so that paddlers can
make advance plans to experience optimum whitewater conditions. These include
the weekend closest to July 4, a second weekend in July, a weekend in August,
and Labor Day weekend.
By April 1st of each year, Dominion will post these dates
in the table below. Depending on river flows, either one or two weekend days
will be targeted for optimum paddler flows.
Each of the weekends will be designated for either a Saturday
or Sunday release in the event that river flows are high and only a single day
of optimum flow can be provided. Conditions for advanced planned releases to
occur are:
If the river is not in flood control, but the US Army Corps
of Engineer's weekly declaration is >6000 cfs, a single day of recreational
flow shall occur.
If the weekly declaration is =6000 cfs, two days of recreational
flow will occur.
