To allow for shoreline maintenance, a temporary, nonemergency 5 foot drawdown of Claytor Lake has been proposed for Saturday, Nov. 6 through Sunday, Nov. 14.
According to the plan submitted to FERC, the lake will be drawn down starting Wed. Nov. 3 at 1.6 ft a day until it reaches 5 feet down by 9 a.m. Sat Nov. 6. It is to remain at 5 feet down until 10 p.m. Sun Nov. 14 when the lake will be allowed to start refilling.
Targeted return to normal elevation is 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, depending on inflow.
Please visit the “Lake Information” page to record your total mussel salvage numbers!
Boat Virginia is presented by US Power Squadrons certified instructors. Subjects will include proper vessel outfitting and operation, personal safety for skipper & crew, rules of the road, legal requirements, and courteous & safe boating activities.
All materials will be available at the class. There are NO FEES for this course. Successful completion will result in obtaining the Virginia Boater Education Card as required for boat operation.
There will be a one hour break for lunch. Lunch is not provided but local options are available. Additionally if desired, Chick-fil-A lunches can be ordered at the beginning of the class and will be delivered at lunchtime.
You must cancel your registration before Saturday, February 29, 2020, at 9:00am EST.
Over 30 volunteers converged on the Claytor Lake State Park to help the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries’ John Copeland in the annual Christmas For the Fishes Program. Support from The Friends of Claytor Lake, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Appalachian Power helped build new fish habitat from an amazing 455 donated Christmas Trees. All the created habitat was distributed in areas of the lake surround the Claytor Lake State Park.
Want to help for next year? Donate your Christmas tree and come on out to help everyone put them in place.
Special Thanks to John Copeland for organizing this yearly event and to Ryan Stubblebine and Brody Havens for all the tree collection and preparation work involved. Thanks to the boat Captains for keeping your passengers safe: Jeff Arnold, Brody Havens, Bill Kittrell, George Palmer, and Jeff Williams. Thanks to Laura Walters for preparing the lunch chili and goodies. Thanks to Laura Bullard for setting up the lunch for us. Thanks to Steve Gregory for coordinating the DGIF Complementary Workforce volunteers. Thanks to the New River Valley Master Naturalist volunteers who came out as well!
