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Hazard WV Class III

Lower Railroad

New - 14. Cunard to Fayette Station (WV)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
New River at Thurmond, WV Upstream Primary
Runnable: 500.0 – 15,250.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Lower Railroad
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

From pool at the top you cannot see the features of this drop, so you may wish to get out to scout (either left or right). Start you run left of center and drive to the right to miss a hole on the left. At flows from 4.5 to 5.5 feet, start on the right hand bank to miss the top pourover and catch the large hole near the bottom. This is the best hole on the river with great eddy service. One can spend all day here surfing. Must not be missed!

There have been a couple of fatalities in the rapid. At -2 feet there is a very undercut rock 50 feet off the left bank.

FYI: The pool above the rapid is the deepest on the river. Folklore says there is a train deep in the water from an early 1900's accident.

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
1.0 mi
Directions
Navigate
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14. Cunard to Fayette Station
New
III-IV 6.9 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater