A 246 day old warning about this river was added. Click on comments below to read it.

Cheat - 3. Jenkinsburg Bridge to Cheat Lake


Cheat, West Virginia, US

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3. Jenkinsburg Bridge to Cheat Lake

Usual Difficulty III (for normal flows)
Length 10 Miles

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
CHEAT RIVER AT ALBRIGHT, WV
usgs-03070260 11.10 - 13.27 ft III 01h23m 12 ft (rc= 0.4 )
This corresponds roughly with a range of 0.7 - 3.0 at the Rte. 26 bridge in Albright.


River Description

Cheat Albright PS Gauge
Alb. Bridge = (1.6 * Alb. PS) + 0.1

This reach has some rapids and a substantial amount of flatwater. Aside from its intrinsic value as an off-the-beaten-path run, it can serve as the end to a Big Sandy or Cheat Canyon run when the roads into the Canyon are in their worst wintry shape.

If you were looking for the Cheat Canyon, click here. For the (Lower) Big Sandy, click here. And if you're interested in the Cheat Narrows, click here.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2003-10-29 07:12:48

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Gauge Information

We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
CHEAT RIVER AT ALBRIGHT, WV
usgs-03070260 11.10 - 13.27 ft III 01h23m 12 ft (rc= 0.4 )
This corresponds roughly with a range of 0.7 - 3.0 at the Rte. 26 bridge in Albright.

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
11.10 -13.27 ft barely runnable-high runnable III This corresponds roughly with a range of 0.7 - 3.0 at the Rte. 26 bridge in Albright.

Report - Reports of Cheat 3. Jenkinsburg Bridge to Cheat Lake and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Cheat [WV] Duck! Running Doug Smith

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News





User Comments
2011-06-10 11:23:30 (246 days ago)
Robert FarmerDetails
A massive oil and gas waste landfill is planned for the the Big Sandy at the confluence with the
Little Sandy. Check it out, and voice your opposition, please! Go to
http://www.dailymail.com/ap/ApTopStories/201106030350.
http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=100986 Send letters to: Preston County Solid
Waste Authority c/o Mr. Fred Taylor 118 Lick Run Rd. Newburg, WV 26410 and also Preston County
Commission 106 W Main Street, Room 202 Kingwood, WV 26537
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