Virginia / Maury River /
Glen Maury Park
Boat ramp · on Maury River · near Buena Vista · 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
- Boat ramp
- Car parking
- Large lot
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 37.72651, -79.36588
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the MAURY RIVER NEAR BUENA VISTA, VA gauge · USGS, 2.9 mi away on Maury River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge MAURY RIVER NEAR BUENA VISTA, VA, 2.9 mi from this launch on Maury River: water level, flow, 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, 1.7 mi upstream: Moomaws Dam, 20 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 9.3 mi upstream: Jordans Point Dam, 9 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 Maury River
River in Virginia. All launches on Maury River.
Community
Where people who use Maury River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- VMI/Rte. 60 · 1.4 mi · Maury River
- Irish Creek Route 608 · 6.5 mi · Irish Creek
- Locher · 8.3 mi · Maury River
- Glasgow · 8.3 mi · James River
- Snowden · 9.1 mi · James River
- Irish Creek Across from cemetary · 9.9 mi · Irish Creek
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -79.3659,37.7265 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.