Meadow, West Virginia, US
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1. East Rainelle to Russellville (Upper Meadow)
| Usual Difficulty |
III-IV+(V) (for normal flows) |
| Length |
15 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient |
32 fpm |
| Max Gradient |
64 fpm |
Bernie dropping the Weir
Bernie dropping the WeirPhoto of Bernie Farley by Brian Rahall taken 05/21/05 @ +/- 1800cfs
Gauge Information
River Description
8 miles of flat water, 4 miles of "The Rapid", and 3 miles of relatively flat water.
Putin: From US 60 in Rainelle drive north on CR 60/1 for about 3 miles. To cut out the flat
water and put in about 1/2 mile below the trestle follow the dirt road from the takeout on river
right. Keep taking right turns (3 of them) until you see the river.
Takeout: Just above the bridge on Nutterwood Road which is just off WV 41.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2007-04-21 08:36:32
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User Comments
at good levels, I consider this to be the ultimate Class 4---great fun!!!
left at top of hill. Go left at T. Veer right, through Corliss. Follow road over hill to a tiny
creek down by the river. Hike ~1/2 mi to Meadow. This cuts out ~6 miles of flatwater, and allows
~one mile of warm-up. ---Robert Farmer
2000+ it gets pretty big, but it has some great, low-stress, technical elements that you lose at
higher flows. If everything else is too high, this is a great fall-back and you won't be bored. The
shuttle is pretty tricky if your trying to cut out the flatwater though as it is miles of a dirt
road through clear-cut land.
and rising. At the first level, I'd say the river was class III- lower class IV. At the higher
level it was very difficult and I'd say it was in the solid class IV - lower class V range. A swim
would have really been a bad idea at higher water. A fantastic run at 1200 cfs+ though.