Bluestone, West Virginia, US
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1. Spanishburg to Eads Mill
| Usual Difficulty |
I-III (for normal flows) |
| Length |
10.5 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient |
25 fpm |
| Max Gradient |
40 fpm |
runnin the dam
runnin the damPhoto of Mike Surbaugh by John Duke taken 05/10/03
Gauge Information
River Description
From the put-in at the confluence of Rich Creek in Spanishburg there is a 3.3 mile paddle of class
1 water to a breached dam. The dam is runnable on the right and with permission paddlers may put in
here. The last mile above the Eads Mill bridge has the most gradient(40'/mile) and two of the
rapids in this section are named. Bear Claw which is sloping ledge with an undercut shelf sticking
out from river right and Gwinns which is just above the Eads Mill bridge and contains an undercut
cliff face on river left. Camp Creek enters from river left just above this rapid.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2003-10-12 16:54:20
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. 
User Comments
slack water disappears, and the wahoo meter moves closer to the redline. The downward pressure on
the rating scale, rating this 1 to 3 [probably done by some self impressed, young surfer dude at
low water] does no one any good in terms of actually figuring out whats going on with the river.
Those who hold to the creed "If you're not on the edge, your taking up too much room", generally
don't boat much past the age of 35. No, the Bluestone is not the Banzai Pipeline of rivers, but it
has the potential of being a nice afternoon in Hossegor. Edit
the undercut at Bear Claw is under water . But the current will still push you right up next to
where the undercut is so becareful . Below the cabin on river left to the bridge rapids class 3+,
and is the best part of the run .