Little River (New River tributary)

The Little River, a tributary of the New River, is approximately 65 miles long in southwest Virginia in the United States.

Little River
The Little River at Snowville, Virginia, as viewed from approximately 1000 feet AGL looking towards the south-southeast.
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	Floyd VA, Montgomery VA, Pulaski VA
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Copper Hill, VA
• coordinates	37°04′41″N 80°06′42″W
• elevation	2,756 ft (840 m)
2nd source	West Fork Little River
• location	Black Ridge, Floyd County, VA
• coordinates	36°51′28″N 80°23′14″W
• elevation	2,487 ft (758 m)
Source confluence
• location	Floyd County, VA
• coordinates	36°58′15″N 80°21′30″W
• elevation	2,123 ft (647 m)
Mouth	New River[1]
• location	Radford, Virginia, VA
• coordinates	37°04′55″N 80°34′40″W
• elevation	1,795 ft (547 m)
Length	65 mi (105 km)
Discharge
• location	Snowville, VA[2]
• average	359 cu ft/s (10.2 m3/s)
• minimum	31 cu ft/s (0.88 m3/s)
• maximum	22,800 cu ft/s (650 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Big Laurel Creek, Burks Run, Big Indian Creek
• right	Big Branch, Brush Creek, Camp Creek, Dodd Creek

It rises in two forks in Floyd County near the Blue Ridge Parkway. It flows NNW along the Floyd/Montgomery County line and then along the Pulaski/Montgomery County line and joins the New River just downstream from the Claytor Lake dam in Pulaski County near the city of Radford.

The middle and lower portion of this very scenic waterway is suitable for paddling mostly in the spring or after heavy rains. There are several Class 1,2 rapids and two class 3 rapids and one fairly treacherous Class 4 rapid. Portions are stocked with trout by the Virginia Division of Game and Inland Fisheries.

See also

• List of rivers of Virginia

References

1. "EarthTools - Find places, latitude/Longitude, sunrise/Sunset, elevation, local time and time zones". Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2010-11-14., accessed 2011-12-15
2. "Water-Data Report 2011 - 03170000 LITTLE RIVER AT GRAYSONTOWN, VA" (PDF). wdr.water.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2011-12-15.