Gauge Description:

The Craigsville gauge can be used as a general reference. This gauge is on the Gauley, just below the confluence of the Cherry and Gauley. The Cranberry and Williams join the Gauley further upstream, so the gauge is actually measuring what is coming from the Gauley headwaters plus the Williams, Cranberry and Cherry.

The Paddlers gauge on the old bridge abutment at Fenwick gives a more accurate reading. Recommended levels based on the paddlers gauge are 5" to 6'.

The Craigsville gauge conversion table for feet-to-cfs is approximately:
11 feet = 510 cfs
12 feet = 1460 cfs
13 feet = 3200 cfs
14 feet = 5550 cfs
15 feet = 8500 cfs

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

GAULEY RIVER NEAR CRAIGSVILLE, WV

usgs-03189100

11.70 - 17.00 ft

II-III

00h48m

10.99 ft (rc= -0.9 )

Range	Water Level	Difficulty
11.70 -12.50 ft	barely runnable-perfect runnable	II-III
12.50 -14.00 ft	med runnable-a bit pushy runnable	II-III
14.00 -17.00 ft	a bit pushy runnable-high runnable	II-III

Report - Reports of Cherry Richwood Inn to Gauley River 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
176d12h51m	/Cherry-Watergate Inn to Gauley River [WV]	Tree (after)	n/a	Charles and Nancy Brabec
176d12h54m	/Cherry-Watergate Inn to Gauley River [WV]	Tree (before)	n/a	Charles and Nancy Brabec
1y100d14h04m	/Cherry-Watergate Inn to Gauley River [WV]	Riley's Hole	n/a	karl davis
2y269d21h51m	Cherry River [WV]	Account of 05/20/09	n/a	Philip Young
7y253d14h17m	Cherry [WV]	Ender at Riley's	14 feet	Robert Anderson
8y148d14h17m	Cherry [WV]	Surfin' the Cherry	~2.5 ft	Jared Ebelhar
8y256d14h17m	Cherry River [WV]	Riley's Hole	1.4 feet	Charles and Nancy Brabec
8y260d14h17m	Cherry River [wv]	Wave Wheel	1'8	Brian Rahall