Whitewater Run WV Class I-II

2. US 219 bridge to the confluence with the Greenbrier River

Second Creek

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Gauge Conditions
Greenbrier River at Ronceverte, WV Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 4.3 miles away on Second Creek. Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Lower Second Creek is a Class I-II run with a nice micro-gorge containing cliffs and boulders in the 2 miles ending with Hokes Mill covered bridge.  The first couple of miles downstream from Hwy. 219 are pastoral and can have more strainers, so Patton or Nickels Mill might be a good alternative putin.  You can take out at the Greenbrier confluence (Hamilton Rd.).  You can scrape down around 1.0 on the staff gauge but a decent minimum for the lower section is probably 1.3 or 1.4. Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.
Difficulty
Class I-II
Length
9.1 mi
Gradient
25 ft/mi
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
37.6839, -80.4562
Take-out
37.7249, -80.5242
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater