Laurel Creek (New River tributary) - Beckwith to New River at Cotton Hill bridge (WV 16)


Laurel Creek (New River tributary), West Virginia, US

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Beckwith to New River at Cotton Hill bridge (WV 16)

Usual Difficulty IV-V(V+) (for normal flows)
Length 1.5 Miles
Avg. Gradient 295 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
PINEY CREEK AT RALEIGH, WV
usgs-03185000 4.00 - 6.00 ft IV-V(V+) 01h05m 2.75 ft (rc= -0.6 )


River Description



Class: IV- V.?

This one is roadside along Hwy 16 between Fayetteville and the New Dries put-in. The old version of the creek was featured in a number of Kayaking video's including Katie & BJ Johnson's 'Falling Down'.

On July 8, 2001 the area suffered a catastrophic flood that did about 1000 years of geologic damage in a day. The creek bed was scoured. Houses washed down the creek running the 30 foot waterfalls. Most of the lower stretch of the road was washed away.

As of fall 2003 boaters are starting to run parts of the creek again. There are lots of sharp rocks, and the streambed is in a constant state of change.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2006-01-07 12:13:24

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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The linked gauge can only be used as an indicator. Since this run is along WV 16 itis easy to make a visual check.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
PINEY CREEK AT RALEIGH, WV
usgs-03185000 4.00 - 6.00 ft IV-V(V+) 01h05m 2.75 ft (rc= -0.6 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
4.00 -6.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable IV-V(V+)

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User Comments
2003-09-26 02:28:07 (3061 days ago)
Brad RobertsDetails
Chris Gorman 2003-09-22 22:43:30<br>
You can see this whole reach when you are driving to the New river dries. It looks un-runnable,
There are numerous 20 footers landing on rock. I talked to a local boater about it and he said that
a huge flood a couple of years back washed alot of rocks into the New (which made the put-in waves)
but ruined the landing zones for the waterfalls. Maybe in another million years the water will
pound it's way through the rocks below the waterfalls, but until then looks like a lot of portages
(but it is roadside).<br>
2003-09-26 02:26:19 (3061 days ago)
Brad RobertsDetails
Date: Sep 23 2003, 14:14 GMT<br>
From: BoyGenius<br>
<br>
Laurel Creek on Friday rocked the party big-time. TONS of runnable ultra-technical boulder water.
We only carried 2 or 3 big drops (Captain Crunch was one of them) which all seemed to involve
falling 20-30 onto rocks or a must-make flat landing. It was definately the steepest creek that
I've run where I didn't have to walk around ANY log-strainers. Just tons of fun. It was also my
first experience running the new Prijon Creeker 225 down any longer, technical rapids. That boat is
so much fun!<br>
<br>
Stephen Wright<br>
2003-08-14 02:49:09 (3104 days ago)
Brad RobertsDetails
This run was made popular in the old Falling Down video. In july of 2001 an epic flood reshaped the
creek and the road beside the creek. The creekbed has been in a state of flux since that event.
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 Beckwith to New River at Cotton Hill bridge (WV 16) , Laurel Creek (New River tributary) West Virginia, US (mobile)