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Waterfall WV

Dowdy Creek

New - 12. McCreery to Thurmond (WV)

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Gauge Conditions
New River at Thurmond, WV Downstream Primary
Runnable: 1.3 – 9.8 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Dowdy Creek
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Dowdy Ck enters on river right through a tunnel and there is waterfall you can walk up to and underneath (picture of waterfall). Commercial trips often stop here to eat lunch on river left and afterwards take their guests to the waterfall across the river.  Stop here for a short hike and a look at Dowdy Creek Falls.
Lat/longitude data from TopoZone.com; not checked with GPS.

Location
Type
Waterfall
Mile Marker
4.4 mi
Directions
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12. McCreery to Thurmond
New
II-III 13.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater