Mill Creek (New River tributary), West Virginia, US
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2 - Ansted to the confluence of the New River
| Usual Difficulty |
IV-V+ (for normal flows) |
| Length |
2 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient |
250 fpm |
| Max Gradient |
250 fpm |
Dry Line Falls - Justin Burd 01
Dry Line Falls - Justin Burd 01Photo of Justin Burd by John Petretich taken 07/15/04 @ 2' (medium)
River Description
The upper mile is considered class 4 and below the falls is big time 5.
There is one mandatory portage at
Rock Wall. There has also been one
fatality that I know of. I beleve that it was at Powder House in the large crack in the wall.
Rapid names include:
(Not in any particular order)
Squeze Box
F@#k Up Falls
Mill Creek Falls
Powderhouse
Headless Horseman
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2005-12-23 08:41:20
Editors
Mill Creek top mile
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Mill Creek top mile
Mill Creek (New River tributary), WV(4.82MB .wmv)
6.27.06 Mill Creek @ 2ft
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6.27.06 Mill Creek @ 2ft
Mill Creek (New River tributary), WV(9.52MB .27)
Headless Horesman - George & Justin Scout
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Headless Horesman - George & Justin Scout
Mill Creek (New River tributary), WV(43.60KB .jpeg)
Rock Wall Rapid (portage)
S-Turn Rapid - detail of bottom left
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S-Turn Rapid - detail of bottom left
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(34.44KB .jpeg)
S-Turn Rapid - bottom exiting on right
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S-Turn Rapid - bottom exiting on right
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(31.08KB .jpeg)
S-Turn Rapid - view of rapid from upstream
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S-Turn Rapid - view of rapid from upstream
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(26.72KB .jpeg)
S-Turn Rapid - entrance boof from downstream
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S-Turn Rapid - entrance boof from downstream
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(40.58KB .jpeg)
S-Turn Rapid - entrance boof from upstream
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S-Turn Rapid - entrance boof from upstream
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(34.06KB .jpeg)
Dry Line Falls - John Warner
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Dry Line Falls - John Warner
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(21.29KB .jpeg)
Dry Line Falls - Justin Burd 02
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Dry Line Falls - Justin Burd 02
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(23.52KB .jpeg)
Dry Line Falls - Justin Burd 01
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Dry Line Falls - Justin Burd 01
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(27.69KB .jpeg)
S-Turn Rapid - from the bottom
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S-Turn Rapid - from the bottom
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(37.21KB .jpeg)
Mill Creek Falls - Wide Angle
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Mill Creek Falls - Wide Angle
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(30.19KB .jpeg)
Mill Creek Falls - John Warner
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Mill Creek Falls - John Warner
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(28.17KB .jpeg)
Mill Creek Falls - Brian Ward
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Mill Creek Falls - Brian Ward
Mill Creek - Ansted, WV(30.43KB .jpeg)
User Comments
rapid directly above Dryline Falls. You nomally boof over some mank in the lead-in, then drive
right along the smooth right boulder for a sweet boof, but this line os a no-go as of 4-11-09. Left
line goes, but don't get surfed at the bottom - it feeds under an undercut in the middle of the
creek at the base of this rapid. Edit
old photos that show this. The only reported fatality is at the rapid called Powderhouse in the
crack on the left bank that caused a pin.
rock at the base of the falls was a recent addition. Apparently, two local boaters were running the
creek, with knowledge from prior descents, came over the lip of the familiar falls, and launched
directly into the rock, which fell from underneath the road, and wasn't there before. (By the way,
the road looks a bit spooky, now.) One of them died. It just goes to show that things change, and
we need to be careful, even on streams that we think we know. Someone leaves a wreath at the top of
this falls every so often, so apparently someone believes that a friend/relative died at the falls.