Lick Creek, West Virginia, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | II-IV (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 5.8 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 65 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 65 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| PINEY CREEK AT RALEIGH, WV | ||||
| usgs-03185000 | 3.00 - 5.20 ft | II-IV | 00h22m | 2.75 ft (rc= -0.1 ) |
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.
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||
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| PINEY CREEK AT RALEIGH, WV | ||||||||||||
| usgs-03185000 | 3.00 - 5.20 ft | II-IV | 00h22m | 2.75 ft (rc= -0.1 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Lick Creek [WV] |
another
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medium high | Adam Lewis | |
| Lick Creek [WV] |
Lick Creek
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n/a | Dave Hersman | |
| 8y310d17h51m | Lick Creek [WV] |
Lick Creek Pourover/ falls
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medium high | Adam Lewis |
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Green Sulphur Springs to the New River at Sandstone, Lick Creek West Virginia, US (mobile)
User Comments
a treacherous little thing, if not that horribly difficult. Big Smile Falls [the first class 5] is
now gone, whittled from an 8 foot ledge to a big waterslide by the flood in 2004. The bottom ledge
is getting worse, however,, as it has eroded back a number of feet from it's orginal shape to be
forming the beginnings of a tempermental notch in the bedrock. A fun, short creek run, Lick Creek
appears to be continuing to do wierd things geologically speaking, probably as a sequelia from the
blasting that built the nearby interstate. Be careful out there 1-22-10 I made the mistake of
underestimating this creek last summer during a flood. Not sure of the levels, but i know it was
pumpin. We made a short run over the falls, about 400 yards above and took out below. First run was
a lot of fun. We ran if river right close to the rocks. Second time ended up stuck in a keeper
about 30ft above the fall. After a escaped, I successfully dropped the falls sideways. You need to
be on your line for this one. I got sucked back in to the falls and rolled around a couple times.
Ended up smimming and lost my paddle. It was a blue Werner by the way. I plan on running this again
during the next rainy season. If any locals wanna gohit me up. far_beyond_333@yahoo.com Edit