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Waterfall WV Class III+

Calamity Rock

Cheat - 1. (Narrows) Rowlesburg to Friends of the Cheat takeout lot (WV)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Cheat River near Parsons, WV Upstream Primary
Runnable: 450.0 – 8,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Calamity Rock
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

A huge rock, which creates a rapid that's totally out of character for this reach. It makes a bad pourover hole, especially at higher water levels. (Boofing right of it is the normal line.)

At lower levels, the edge of the hole is a good play spot.

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class III+
Mile Marker
5.0 mi
Directions
Navigate
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1. (Narrows) Rowlesburg to Friends of the Cheat takeout lot
Cheat
II-III 7.9 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater