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Hazard WV Class IV

Pure Screaming Hell

Gauley - 9 Woods Ferry to Swiss (WV)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Gauley River above Belva, WV Downstream Primary
Runnable: 750.0 – 15,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Pure Screaming Hell
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Best is to begin middle left, avoiding some pourovers, and then motor left of the hole at the end. Careful with this one: the hole tends to shove the unwary paddler into a sieve on river right.

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
10.2 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