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Access Site WV

Put In

New River

Source: american_whitewater Updated 5 months ago

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City: WV
County: Fayette
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 38.09416600, -81.14805600
Air Temp: --
Location
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
New River below Hawks Nest DAM, WV 1.4 mi away
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Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls, WV 4.7 mi away
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Gauley River below Rich Creek at Jodie, WV 9.1 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
IV-V(V+) Put-in Laurel Creek (New River trib. below Hawks Nest) - Beckwith to New River at Cotton Hill bridge (WV 16)
295 ft/mi
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Current Conditions
-- • 4.00-6.00 ft
Piney Creek at Raleigh, WV
About This Access Site
Put In is a whitewater access point on Laurel Creek, a tributary of the New River located below Hawks Nest in Fayette County, West Virginia. This site serves as a put-in for paddlers looking to run the whitewater section of Laurel Creek. The access point provides entry to a tributary that feeds into one of the region's premier whitewater rivers. Given its location below Hawks Nest and classification as a whitewater put-in, this site is suited for paddlers with experience handling moving water and rapids. The creek offers an intermediate to potentially advanced paddling experience depending on water levels and specific sections.