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Waterfall WV Class IV

Sandstone Falls

New - 10. Bluestone Dam to Sandstone (WV)

Gauge Conditions
New River at Hinton, WV Upstream Primary
Runnable: 1.4 – 5.0 FT
Photo
Sandstone Falls
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

There are numerous earlier takeouts for novices to take advantage of that are roadside before you get to Sandstone. Sandstone Falls (far left portion) is not much fun below 10,000 CFS or 3.5ft. It gets boney and you just end up doing a seal launch off the lip of the falls. If you do choose to run the falls stay far left (no farther than twenty feet off the river left bank). There is a 15 ft slide before you get to the pool above the falls. Picture of Slide Take out in the pool below the slide and scout the falls from the boardwalk. The preferred line is the highest drop and the cleanest (shown in pic). Other lines have submerged rocks and logs that change constantly with all the debris.

There are some class IV to V drops in the river right channel. I've run the far left one (of the right channel). Bring your creek boat if you are up for these.

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
10.0 mi
Directions
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10. Bluestone Dam to Sandstone
New
I-III(IV) 11.0 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution. Portage recommended — scout before running.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater