South Quay Rd
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Blackwater River · near Southampton · 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)
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- None
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Website
- dgif.virginia.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.61991, -76.91020
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the BLACKWATER RIVER AT HWYS 58/258 AT FRANKLIN, VA gauge · USGS, 4.2 mi away on Blackwater River
Water level
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USGS gauge BLACKWATER RIVER AT HWYS 58/258 AT FRANKLIN, VA, 4.2 mi from this launch on Blackwater 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, 6.7 mi downstream: D - Pond Dam, 23 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 Blackwater River
River in Virginia. All launches on Blackwater River.
Community
Where people who use Blackwater River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Blackwater Park · 3.8 mi · Blackwater River
- General Vaughan Bridge · 4.2 mi · Nottoway River
- Hercules · 5.7 mi · Nottoway River
- Gatlington Landing · 7.8 mi · Chowan River
- Joyner's Bridge · 7.8 mi · Blackwater River
- Blackwater Bridge · 13.0 mi · Blackwater River
Sources
- Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches) record PA-35 · Public Domain Mark (free of known copyright restrictions), 'use for planning purposes only'; credit the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
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