Whitewater Run WV Class II

Confluence of Blackwater River and the Dry Fork at Hendricks to the confluence of Shavers Fork at Parsons

Cheat, Black Fork

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Gauge Conditions
Cheat River near Parsons, WV Downstream Primary
Runnable: 3.0 – 8.0 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Nice class 2 stretch with regular cobblebar rapids and no long flat stretches.  Pretty scenery, nice cliffs.  I would suggest that 3.7 feet is a scrapy minimum.  6 or 8 inches more would make it really fun.
Difficulty
Class II
Length
3.6 mi
Gradient
25 ft/mi
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
39.0729, -79.6351
Take-out
39.1028, -79.6765
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