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Red Creek - 2. D4149 North Branch Bridge to confluence with the Dry Fork


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Red Creek,

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2. D4149 North Branch Bridge to confluence with the Dry Fork

Usual Difficulty III-IV (may vary with level)
Length 6.9 Miles
Avg. Gradient 75 fpm
Max Gradient 75 fpm

Red Creek


Red Creek
Photo of Jay Dover by John Duke taken 11-09-02 @ 1250 cfs Hendricks

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
BLACKWATER R AT DAVIS, WV
usgs-03066000 300 - 2000 cfs III-IV 00h59m 61 cfs (rc= -0.1 )


River Description

Sections of this run have been channelized.

If not continuing down the Dry Fork paddlers may take out at the old bridge location about 1/4 upstream from the confluence of the Dry Fork or atthe WV 32 bridge another 3/4 mile upstream.

Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2008-03-22 11:34:48

Red Creek

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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Based on a recommendation by Steve Ettinger. Please note that this is an "indicator gage," from a nearby stream in the same watershed. These indicator gages should only be used as a guide--a means to determine whether it's even worth looking at the stream or not.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
BLACKWATER R AT DAVIS, WV
usgs-03066000 300 - 2000 cfs III-IV 00h59m 61 cfs (rc= -0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 300 cfs extremely Low-barely Low III-IV
300 -2000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III-IV

Report - Reports of Red Creek 2. D4149 North Branch Bridge to confluence with the Dry Fork and related gauges

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Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
7y21d10h58m Red Creek [WV] Red Creek 1250 cfs Hendricks john duke

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Wildwater West Virginia, 4th ed.
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A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to West Virginia, 5th ed.
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User Comments


2009-03-28 09:45:21 (245 days ago)
Paddled lower red creek on 3/27/09 at 398 cfs. Low but manageable. There is a log across the stream
below the foot bridge(that crosses the creek). At 398 cfs it is visible, but it looks like you can
glide over it on the left bank. There are a number of f**k up rocks right in front of the log that
make it near impossible to hit it straight on. Edit

2008-04-26 09:56:16 (581 days ago)
Yes, at low levels this is really an enjoyable class III run, not much more. There are few tricky
spots in the first two miles, where the channels are very tight and you have some make some quick
turns to avoid the boulders at some minor ledges. Then, around midway, there is a long rapid of low
ledges and hydraulics, which is probably the most interesting stretch of the river. You should
continue to the lower (old) bridge, or even onto the Dry Fork, because there are good rapids until
the end. Edit

2007-10-29 02:18:08 (761 days ago)
After running this river 10/27/2007 I think that it is difficulty scale is a bit too high. Most of
the river is a class II-III, with nothing even approaching a class IV drop. The vast majority of
the rapids were of the loose cobble-bar style, reminiscent of the approach to Cucumber on the Lower
Yough. Edit
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