Coastals

The flow at Hinton and Thurmond is 2280 cfs. This translates to about -6" on the paddlers gauge at Fayette Station. My guess is that it will be about the same or slightly lower tomorrow (Saturday). At this and lower levels, it's a good idea to stay upright when running Lower Keeney to avoid hit...

Glad you got to paddle the Elk. Nancy and I had a great time paddling with the group on the Top Gauley on Saturday with new friends (and a few old friends). I think there were 25 river craft and 30 people - kayaks, canoes and a variety of inflatables. The age range was from 6 or 7 to 71 (if I was th...

The gauges on the Greenbrier at Alderson and Hilldale as well as the one on the New at Hinton just started to drop. The bubble still hasn't gotten to Thurmond. Looking at the New, I see that the COE is currently releasing 3742 cfs from Bluestone dam and the flow is 4600 at Glen Lyn and 5700 at Radfo...

The bubble that was coming down the Greenbrier has reached the New at Hinton. The flow there is currently at 11,900 (3.68 feet) and has just started to drop. The bubble should reach Thurmond and NRG tonight or early tomorrow. At that flow, the gauge at Fayette Station should be around 6 feet. Chuck ...

Nancy and I are interested in paddling the Cherry or Top Gauley (from the Cherry down to Panther Creek) tomorrow (Saturday). Exactly what we paddle will depend on the water level on the Gauley at Craigsville and on the painted paddlers gauge on the Cherry at Fenwick. We just got home from paddling t...

My wife, Nancy, and I paddle the Cherry and "top Gauley" (from the Cherry to Panther Creek) frequently and have taught aspiring intermediate kayak clinics on both. The gauge to check to see if there is enough water is the USGS gauge at Craigsville - http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wv/nwis/uv/?si...

You might try:

Gateway to the Breaks Motel
PO Box 147 Route 80
Breaks, VA 24607
(276) 531-8481

On Route 80, about 2 miles west of Breaks Interstate Park

Ken,

Here are a couple links that you might want to try for the New.

http://www.wvwa.net/cgi-bin/nrg.pl

http://www.wvwa.net/cgi-bin/usgs_gauges.pl

Chuck

That's about -6" at Fayette Station.

The only significant dam that I know of between Glen Lyn and the NRG is Bluestone. According to the Huntington COE web page, the level at Bluestone Lake is very close to summer pool. My GUESS is that the COE will be increasing the release from Bluestone Dam when the bubble of water gets to the lake....

Google Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Hico,+WV&ie=UTF8&ll=38.116529,-81.000524&spn=0.013539,0.032744&z=15 Directions (from Ray's CG website): From I-79 near Sutton Take U.S. 19 South, proceeding through Summersville to U.S. 60 at Hico. Turn right on...

Glade Creek Road won't be open, but the weather forecast is for cold (highs in the 30s) and freezing rain/snow Saturday and Sunday.

Chuck

The releases from Summersville Lake are pretty normal for this time of year. After the scheduled releases for "Gauley Season", the COE cuts the amount they release for fish stocking and fishing until the end of October. On November 1st they start releasing more water until the lake reaches...

You have pretty long and steep hike in and out if you want to run the Middle Gauley. The access roads at Mason Branch (the UG takeout/MG putin) and Bucklick (the MG takeout/LG putin) are both owned by outfitters and closed to public traffic during Gauley season release days. If you want to put in af...

Is this the same trip that is on the CCC calendar for September 15-16??