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New - 13. Thurmond to Cunard


New, West Virginia, US

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13. Thurmond to Cunard

Usual Difficulty I-III (for normal flows)
Length 9.4 Miles

Surprise drop


Surprise drop
Photo by S.King taken 07/21/02

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
NEW RIVER AT THURMOND, WV
usgs-03185400 2.70 - 9.00 ft I-III 00h36m 6.62 ft (rc= 0.6 )


River Description

Mostly flatwater. Perhaps five class 2 rapids with long stretches of flatwater between them. There is also a class 3, with a big hole called Surprise. Surprise rapid is big enough to stand large rafts vertically at some flows.

New River Gorge National Park Website

National Park Service map of the New Gorge


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2006-09-10 02:39:25

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Kayak in Surprise

Detail Trip Report  Kayak in Surprise  New, WV(63.02KB .jpeg)

Surprise - Aerial Photo

Detail Trip Report  Surprise - Aerial Photo  New, WV(37.45KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
NEW RIVER AT THURMOND, WV
usgs-03185400 2.70 - 9.00 ft I-III 00h36m 6.62 ft (rc= 0.6 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
2.70 -9.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable I-III

Report - Reports of New 13. Thurmond to Cunard and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
2y230d22h11m New 13. Thurmond to Cunard [WV] Account of 06/26/09 n/a n/a
2y256d18h29m New 13. Thurmond to Cunard [WV] Account of 05/31/09 0.00 ft n/a
6y238d18h04m New [WV] Kayak in Surprise 5 ft, 4600 cfs Julianna Wilson
7y150d18h04m New [WV] Surprise - Aerial Photo 3.5' John Petretich

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