Access Site
WV
Take Out
City: WV
County: Pendleton
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 38.71130000, -79.30660200
Air Temp: --
Location
Interactive access map
Loads when you reach this section.
Nearby Gauge Conditions
South Branch Potomac River at Franklin, WV
5.5 mi away
Heavener Run near Brandywine, WV
6.8 mi away
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
I-II
Put-in
Potomac, S. Branch - 3. Ruddle near Buffalo Run confluence to US 220 bridge north of Upper Tract
Current Conditions
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• 2.60-4.60 ft
South Branch Potomac River at Franklin, WV
About This Access Site
This is a take-out access point on the South Branch of the Potomac River in Pendleton County, West Virginia. As a designated take-out location, it serves paddlers completing whitewater trips on this section of the river. The South Branch is known for its whitewater characteristics, making this take-out an important endpoint for kayakers and canoeists running the various rapids and sections upstream. The specific location coordinates place this access in the rural mountainous terrain of eastern West Virginia.