Hazard Warning: Hazard information may be user-submitted and unverified. Conditions change frequently. Always scout rapids and obstacles yourself.

Gauge Conditions

Gauley River above Belva, WV Downstream Primary

Runnable: 750.0 – 15,000.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Beware the eddy on river right at the beginning of this rapid! It sits just above an undercut rock which has been the site of at least one fatality.

Location

Other Rapids on This Run (13)

Type

Hazard

Difficulty

Class III+

Mile Marker

3.3 mi

Directions

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9 Woods Ferry to Swiss

Gauley

III-IV(V) 14.0 mi

Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater