Paddlers generally go by the painted gauge on the bridge in Albright.
Cheat Albright PS Gauge
Albright Bridge = (Albright USGS) - 10.0'
Low 1.25' bridge, High 5' bridge
Power Bridge Gauge is now working again but has been moved to the SR26 bridge. Another gauge of interest is Parsons, but it's farther upstream, allow 18 hrs for Parsons flow to reach .A graph showing Albright Bridge Vs Rowlesburg Flow is linked here. However it looks like the USGS has shutdown this gauge.
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| CHEAT RIVER AT ALBRIGHT, WV | ||||||||||||||||||||
| usgs-03070260 | 11.00 - 15.00 ft | III-IV | 01h02m | 12.04 ft (rc= 0.4 ) | ||||||||||||||||
Corresponds roughly to 1.0-2.25' at the Bridge. |
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Gauge has been fixed |
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