The Little River, a tributary of the New River, is approximately 65 miles long in

southwest Virginia Southwest Virginia, often abbreviated as SWVA, is a mountainous region of Virginia in the westernmost part of the commonwealth. Located within the broader region of western Virginia, Southwest Virginia has been defined alternatively as all Vir ...

in the

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. It rises in two forks in Floyd County near the

Blue Ridge Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is America's longest linear park, runs for through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking Shenand ...

. 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 Claytor Lake in Pulaski County, Virginia, is a , reservoir on the New River (Kanawha River), New River, created for an Appalachian Power, Appalachian Power Company hydroelectric project. It is named for W. Graham Claytor, W. Graham Claytor, Sr. (1 ...

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 th
Virginia Division of Game and Inland Fisheries

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Tributaries of the New River (Kanawha River tributary) Rivers of Virginia Rivers of Floyd County, Virginia Rivers of Montgomery County, Virginia Rivers of Pulaski County, Virginia {{Virginia-river-stub

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