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Brumley Creek The discharge below the dam
of Hidden Valley
Lake is Brumley Creek. In
the early 1900s a small gauge railroad used for logging operations
followed the creek for several miles, crossing it several times on
trestles. Remnants from this railroad can be seen amidst dense
Rhododendron and Mountain Laurel thickets if you hike downstream from
the dam. About two miles or so downstream from the dam in a rugged
steep gorge is the container AEP brought in to house water monitoring
equipment in 1978. Roughly three miles downstream is the confluence
with Little Brumley Creek and a fifteen foot waterfall. Three or so
miles further the creek flows through Brumley Creek Baptist Camp.
Brumley Creek still has native trout and in spring Pink Ladies’
Slippers and other wildflowers adorn its banks. style="font-style: italic; font-family: Nimbus Sans L;">Richard Kretz is a photographer and naturalist who chronicles his adventures in southwest Virginia at http://www.pbase.com/diggitydogs/clinch_mountain. Stay tuned to read more of his writeup on Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area, or click on the tag for "hidden_valley" to read previous posts in this series. Want to be notified when new comments are posted on this page? Click on the RSS button after you add a comment to subscribe to the comment feed.
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