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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Also see the Cheat gage at the Albright PS. Min level for this gage is about 0.5', corresponding to 0.9' at the Bridge.
The NWS sets flood stage at 16' for the Parsons gauge

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

CHEAT RIVER NEAR PARSONS, WV

usgs-03069500

500 - 10000 cfs

II-III

00h34m

1030 cfs (rc= 0.1 )

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
0 - 500 cfs	extremely Low-barely Low	II-III
500 -10000 cfs	barely runnable-high runnable	II-III

Report - Reports of Cheat 1. (Narrows) Below Rowlesburg to above Albright Power Dam 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
	Cheat [WV]	Carnage	1500cfs	Brian McConnell
	Cheat Narrows [WV]	O Calamity	5.2 ft	Ajay Sapre
	Cheat Narrows [WV]	Surfing Rockinghorse	n/a	Patricia Hachick
	Cheat [WV]	calamity	low	Jesse Sweat
	Cheat [WV]	calamity	low	Jesse Sweat
	Cheat [WV]	Calamity Rock	low summer lvl	Jesse Sweat
	Cheat River [WV]	Calamity Rapids W.V. at 1.5ft	1.5ft	Derek DiMedio
1y270d19h32m	/Cheat-1. (Narrows) Below Rowlesburg to above Albright Power Dam [WV]	Heading in for a Spill	1600 cfs	Matthew Carlson
1y348d16h31m	/Cheat-1. (Narrows) Below Rowlesburg to above Albright Power Dam [WV]	Account of 02/27/10	0.00 ft	STANLEY HERCUN
2y8d14h02m	Fascination Alley [WV]	Mystery Move	700 cfs	Harry A. Marinakis, M.D.
2y117d20h38m	@Cheat 1. (Narrows) Below Rowlesburg to above Albright Power Dam [WV]	Account of 10/16/09	4.50 ft	Kevin Schultze
3y201d23h10m	@Cheat 1. (Narrows) Below Rowlesburg to above Albright Power Dam [WV]	Account of 07/22/10	n/a	STANLEY HERCUN
5y211d18h32m	Cheat [WV]	Brian at Calamity	around 4.5'	Dave Jackson
5y230d18h32m	Cheat [WV]	Calamity-2	1.5 ft at Bridge	Patricia Hachick
5y246d18h32m	Cheat [WV]	Calamity-4	6.37, 1190cfs	Patricia Hachick
5y246d18h32m	Cheat [WV]	Wind Rapid	6.37, 1190cfs	Patricia Hachick
5y280d18h32m	Cheat - Narrows Section [WV]	Cave Rapid at 0.55 (Albright Gauge) and 650 CFS Rowlesburg Gauge	0.55ft (Albright)	Steve Kreim
7y209d18h32m	Cheat River [WV]	Open Boating at Ol' Calamity	3.3'	Jason Specht
8y231d18h32m	Cheat [WV]	Calamity-1	1.5 ft at Bridge	Patricia Hachick
9y284d18h32m	Cheat [WV]	Calamity Rock 5+ Cheat Fest 02' Level	5+?	Walt Shank

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