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Rapid WV Class IV

Mile Long

New - 15. New River Dries: Hawks Nest Dam to Gauley Bridge (WV)

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Gauge Conditions

New River at Thurmond, WV Upstream Primary

Runnable: 10,500.0 – 40,000.0 CFS

The Hawks Nest Project typically diverts 10,000 cfs, so 10,500 on this gage is around 500 in the Dries. There is a 4 hour travel time from this gage to the Dri

New River below Hawks Nest DAM, WV Upstream Primary

Runnable: 4.8 – 18.0 FT

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

Big long rapid with a really big hole at the bottom at high water. At release levels (2200) Mile Long is actually a series of around a half-dozen technical rapids.