Virginia / James River /
Reed Creek Landing
Boat ramp · on James River · near Big Island · 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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Coordinates
- 37.52476, -79.35003
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the JAMES RIVER AT BLUE RIDGE PKWY NR BIG ISLAND, VA gauge · USGS, 2.3 mi away on James River
Water level
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USGS gauge JAMES RIVER AT BLUE RIDGE PKWY NR BIG ISLAND, VA, 2.3 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, 0.9 mi upstream: Big Island Dam, 15 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Dam, 3.2 mi downstream: Colemans Fall Dam (run-of-river dam), 36 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 4.0 mi upstream: Bedford Municipal Dam, 17 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 5.3 mi upstream: Cushaw Dam, 26 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 5.4 mi downstream: Holcomb Rock Dam, 21 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
- Snowden · 5.4 mi · James River
- Monacan Park · 7.4 mi · James River
- Glasgow · 8.6 mi · James River
- Locher · 8.6 mi · Maury River
- North Creek Put in @ National Forest Parking · 11.1 mi · North Creek
- James River Carry-in Access near Lynchburg · 13.7 mi · James River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {E4C468A5-E5FD-4203-AEA6-71EF0D29F1F7} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- OpenStreetMap w1008653512 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.