Red Creek, West Virginia, US
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2. D4149 North Branch Bridge to confluence with the Dry Fork
| Usual Difficulty |
III-IV (for normal flows) |
| Length |
6.9 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient |
75 fpm |
| Max Gradient |
75 fpm |
Red Creek
Red CreekPhoto of Jay Dover by John Duke taken 11/09/02 @ 1250 cfs Hendricks
Gauge Information
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
User Comments
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
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
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