Downriver Canoe Company invites you to join us in the Shenandoah Valley for an unforgettable day of fun and adventure in canoes, kayaks, rafts and tube floats on one of America’s most beautiful rivers, The Shenandoah.
Downriver Canoe Company
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Our Testimonials
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NUTRIENT LOADING
One of the most significant environmental threats to the Shenandoah River is nutrient loading; too much of the stuff that makes plants grow (mainly nitrogen and phosphorus) getting into the river and making the tiniest of plants (algae) grow out of control. When the algae matures, dies, and decomposes it consumes oxygen from the water… Read more »
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DAMS, RIVER GAUGES, AND FLOW
There are a number of river gauges along the South Fork of the Shenandoah River which give the river level in feet for that location, but each gauge is independent of the others in its reading and rate of change, which makes it difficult to compare the readings of various gauges by using river level… Read more »
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SIXTY-SEVEN
It was late October, just one weekend before closing our canoe business for the season. Closing a business down for the winter is a process. The vehicles have to be serviced and winterized and readied for the spring surge. All the canoes and kayaks have to be gone through, repaired, and put into storage. And… Read more »