Virginia / James River /
Huguenot Bridge
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on James River · near Tuckahoe · 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
- No
- Managed by
- City of Richmond
- Coordinates
- 37.56050, -77.54581
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the JAMES RIVER NEAR RICHMOND, VA gauge · USGS, 0.2 mi away on James River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge JAMES RIVER NEAR RICHMOND, VA, 0.2 mi from this launch on James 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, 1.1 mi downstream: Z-Dam. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 1.5 mi away (straight line; direction not known). · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 1.8 mi upstream: Bosher Dam, 10 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 5.8 mi downstream: Hollywood Power Plant Dam, 25 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 6.5 mi downstream: Vepco Flash Board Dam, 8 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
- Reedy Creek Boat Launch · 4.8 mi · James River
- Belle Isle · 5.5 mi · James River
- Robious Park · 5.6 mi · James River
- Tredegar Boat Ramp · 5.8 mi · James River
- Robious landing Park · 5.8 mi · James River
- Floodwall · 6.5 mi · James River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {9AB44C53-6668-4D70-AB21-80B266B6BEB4} · 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.