Virginia / James River /
Glasgow
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on James River · near Glasgow · Virginia
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of Glasgow
- Coordinates
- 37.62379, -79.44542
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the JAMES RIVER AT BEDFORD DAM NR MAJOR, VA gauge · USGS, 4.8 mi away on James River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge JAMES RIVER AT BEDFORD DAM NR MAJOR, VA, 4.8 mi from this launch on James River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 5.1 mi downstream: Cushaw Dam, 26 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 6.4 mi downstream: Bedford Municipal Dam, 17 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 9.5 mi downstream: Big Island Dam, 15 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On James River
River in Virginia. All launches on James River.
Community
Where people who use James River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Locher · 0.1 mi · Maury River
- Snowden · 3.6 mi · James River
- Reed Creek Landing · 8.6 mi · James River
- VMI/Rte. 60 · 9.4 mi · Maury River
- Arcadia · 11.5 mi · James River
- Buchanan · 14.4 mi · James River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {D0900F69-6222-45E6-A270-AA321F6FE460} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.