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Other Whitewater Trips on the Big Sandy Creek
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:: Lower Section Whitewater Kayaking Trip
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Lower Section Whitewater Kayaking Trip on the Big Sandy Creek |
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Related River Guidebooks on AllAboutRivers |
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Lower Section Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Rockville Bridge |
| Take Out: |
Jenkinsburg |
| Difficulty: |
Class V
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| Gradient: |
77 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
5.5 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
267 cfs @ 02/10/2011 05:15 AM - BIG SANDY CREEK AT ROCKVILLE, WV, reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
703-260-0305; gauge at Rockville. |
| Good Level: |
5.5' to 7.0' |
| Season Comments: |
May, July, August, September
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| Permit: |
None presently required. |
| Character/Similar To: |
Big Sandy Creek is steep and continuous with technical rapids and dramatic waterfalls. |
| Hazards: |
Continuous high difficulty rapids. Difficult scouting and portaging. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak |
| Camping on River: |
Commercial campgrounds near Albright, West Virginia on Hwy 26. |
| Location: |
In the Mid-Atlantic (WV), 155 miles Northeast of Charleston |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: From Albright, West Virginia drive six miles north on Hwy 26 to Valley Point and turn left onto Route 15 (Hudson Road). Continue 4.8 miles to Mt. Nebo, turn right and continue to Rockville.
Take-out: Return to Mt. Nebo and bear right at the intersection, go 2.3 miles to the edge of Cheat Canyon. Jenkinsburg Bridge is 1.2 miles downhill. |
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