|
AllAboutRivers Forums for WV
|
| Date |
Subject |
Posted by |
05/18/06
08:49 PM |
Kayak choice |
futurepath |
|
|
|
 |
Middle Flork/Lower Gorge Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Audra State Park |
| Take Out: |
Mouth of the
Buckhannon River |
| Difficulty: |
Class IV
|
| Gradient: |
79 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
6 miles (4 miles through Tygart Gorge) |
| Flow Information (phone): |
National Weather Service; 304-746-0180. |
| Good Level: |
3.2' to 6.0' |
| Season Comments: |
March, April, May, June, July
|
| Permit: |
None presently required |
| Character/Similar To: |
Two miles of busy whitewater stream before emptying into the Tygart Gorge. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,canoe |
| Land Ownership: |
Mixed |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Camping on River: |
Nice campsites at Audra State Park. |
| Location: |
In the Mid-Atlantic (WV), 135 miles Northeast of Charleston, WV |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: From Belington, take WV 11 about 8 miles to Audra State Park.
Take-out: On WV 11, cross the Middle Fork of the Tygart and continue about half a mile to Carrollton Road. Turn right and continue to the Buckhannon River. At the Buckhannon crossing, park at the covered bridge & RR tracks and walk up
tracks from mouth of the Buckhannon.
|
|
|
Email this page to a friend
