Laurel Creek (New River tributary), West Virginia, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | III-IV+ (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 4.9 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 105 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 155 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| PINEY CREEK AT RALEIGH, WV | ||||
| usgs-03185000 | 4.30 - 6.30 ft | III-IV+ | 01h14m | 2.77 ft (rc= -0.8 ) |
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| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||
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| PINEY CREEK AT RALEIGH, WV | ||||||||||||
| usgs-03185000 | 4.30 - 6.30 ft | III-IV+ | 01h14m | 2.77 ft (rc= -0.8 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| 224d12h15m | /Laurel Creek (New River tributary)-Route 41 bridge at Kathryn to New River [WV] |
start of the steeper section
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high runnable | mike Beswick |
| 224d12h30m | /Laurel Creek (New River tributary)-Route 41 bridge at Kathryn to New River [WV] |
first big falls on laurel
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high runnable | mike Beswick |
| 224d12h36m | /Laurel Creek (New River tributary)-Route 41 bridge at Kathryn to New River [WV] |
falls on laurel
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high runnable | mike Beswick |
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Bridge on Ramp Road (CR 7) to New River at Sandstone, Laurel Creek (New River tributary) West Virginia, US (mobile)
User Comments
through backyards. About a mile and a half from the New, it steepens quite a bit. There is a 12
foot narrow slide behind a church, then the river moves away from the road. Several class 4 boulder
rapids are encountered, then a distinct horizon line appears. A large ( 16 feet or so) twisting
falls is encountered, immediately following a boulder pile. Drifting into it blind would be hair
raising, and portaging it is a bear. It is also impossible to scout throughly, because of the sheer
nature of the gorge at this point. After this falls, another nasty, 12 foot or so falls onto a
clapper rock is encountered. again, portaging involves climbing out of the gorge, working
downstream, and re-entering several hundred yards later. Things calm down until the confluence with
the New. All in all, more than I bargained for in reading the rating.
another Laurel Creek.