Three Fork Creek, West Virginia, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | I-IV (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 12 Miles |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| THREE FORK CREEK NR GRAFTON, WV | ||||
| usgs-03056250 | 4.00 - 7.00 ft | I-IV | 00h45m | 3.6 ft (rc= -0.1 ) |
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| THREE FORK CREEK NR GRAFTON, WV | ||||||||||||
| usgs-03056250 | 4.00 - 7.00 ft | I-IV | 00h45m | 3.6 ft (rc= -0.1 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| 7y103d14h14m | Three Fork Creek [WV] |
First Ledge |
4.1 in Grafton--low! | david white |
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referred as Fortney Mills by the locals. I personally think this creek should be broken into two
sections. The first section has two potential put-ins, either Three Fork Bridge or for a longer
trip put -in where the road crosses Three Fork Creek almost to Rt 92 down to Victoria. This is
class I-II. From Three Fork Bridge to Victoria took me about 1 hour at this level with steady,
continuous paddling. The next section should be from Victoria to the Bridge at CR7 which is west of
the town of Independence. This is roughly class III-IV and is fairly continuous. I thought the
level I paddled, 4.1 was the lowest I would do it. I will go back to this section again when there
is more water. The section from Victoria to CR7 took about 1 hour also.
sections moved along nicely. I put in at Three Forks bridge. From here to the next, second bridge
at Fortney's Mill (unmarked), there is only one trivial rapid, maybe Class 2, and also one
peculiar, massive log jam against an anomalous rock. The ledge at the second bridge is 80% blocked
by logs, leaving only small channels on the far left and far right; I chose right. I had a perfect
line with good momentum, but inexplicably lost all of my momentum about 3 feet from the lip of the
5-foot ledge, apparently due to some funky currents. This was quite distressing. As I boofed as
hard as I could, I had visions of dying in the keeper hydraulic in the center of the creek. My tail
was sucked down, backendering me slightly, and I was surfed toward the center. I paddled like Grim
Death himself was grabbing ahold of my rear grabloop, and I made it out, but it was too close. I'd
call it Class 5. I recommend a portage. Below here, some mystery cross-currents backendered me and
tossed me around (Class 4). There was a constant barrage of fun waves. I boat-scouted the second
ledge, starting center with a strong right angle---easy Class 3 if you're on-line, harder if you
miss. I believe that this was downstream of the third bridge, at Victoria, which is a somewhat
worn-down neighborhood. Fast water leads to the third ledge, which can be run left or right; I
chose left, having scouted it from my car earlier. This is adjacent to a lovingly-landscaped home
on river left. Easy rapids lead to the takeout (fourth) bridge, which is on the main road (CR 7)
northeast of Grafton. When I did it, there was a bit of a blizzard going on, which made the creek
feel serious, but I'll bet that it could be quite fun at low levels in warm weather for novice
boaters, portaging the first drop. This creek is suitable for a wide range of boaters, from
beginners to experts, depending on the level and the weather. It took me about an hour, but I was
paddling steadily to stay warm in the sub-freezing cold. Groups in warm weather would probably want
at least two hours, and more to play around. Fortney's Mill is a popular swimming hole at low
levels in the summer. I'll post directions later. Edit