Elk River, |
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| Usual Difficulty | II-III(IV) (may vary with level) |
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| Length | 11.6 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 30 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 30 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| ELK RIVER BELOW WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV | ||||
| usgs-03194700 | 5.00 - 7.00 ft | II-III(IV) | 01h25m | 3.99 ft (rc= -0.5 ) |
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| ELK RIVER BELOW WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV | ||||||||||||
| usgs-03194700 | 5.00 - 7.00 ft | II-III(IV) | 01h25m | 3.99 ft (rc= -0.5 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| 1y221d14h54m | elk [WV] |
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5.1 | john duke |
| 3y225d22h54m | Elk River [WV] |
Elk River Festival, Webster Wildwater Weekend
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enough beer 2 dance | Jeff Macklin |
| 3y225d22h54m | Elk River [WV] |
Open Season on Kayakers?
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low | Jeff Macklin |
| 6y159d22h54m | Elk (Bergoo to Webster) [WV] |
PX bottom view
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6.5' | Brian Rahall |
| 6y223d22h54m | Elk River [wv] |
PX-1
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5.6@Webster Springs | john duke |
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. (iCal)
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User Comments
telemetric/internet gauge at Webster Springs, which I've been told is 3 feet higher than the visual
gauge on the right side of the island in WS. I was told erroneously by some other kayaker on the
river that there were no significant rapids on this section, but, fortunately, I pretty much never
believe people who tell me that, anyway. I ran the big ledge just right of center, largely because
I was too tired, lazy, cold, crampy, and whiny to scout---this is usually a perfect recipe for
disaster. Well, it worked, and the left side didn't look too great to me, anyway. It felt a lot
like the Gauley at high water---a serious rapid, for sure! This was quite a large, exciting rapid
at this level. There appeared to be some extreme ugliness in the middle of the river to my
immediate left. Definitely be careful; this was a kind of scary rapid, although the level is
apparently considered to be kind of high (it was low where I started, at Slatyfork). Upstream, a
good Class 4 rapid started underneath a bridge (Curtin Road, perhaps?) That might make a good
put-in to cherry-pick the hardest section down to Webster Springs. This section was definitely
better than expected! I'm certainly glad that I did it. Edit