Leatherwood Creek,

Confluence of right fork to Elk River near Hartland

Usual Difficulty	I-II(III) (may vary with level)
Length	4.5 Miles
Avg. Gradient	35 fpm
Max Gradient	35 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
ELK RIVER BELOW WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV
usgs-03194700	7.00 - 10.00 ft	I-II(III)	01h34m	4.41 ft (rc= -0.9 )

River Description

Shuttle: Take WV 16 south OF Hartland to Bickmore. Turn left on Fola Road (CR 17), then shortly therafter bear left on Leatherwood Road and follow down off of the ridge to the confluence of Leatherwood Creek with its Right Fork.
Description: This is oil and gas country. Many pipelines cross the creek. At low paddleable levels 2-4 portages may have to be made. A higher levels it requires a paddler to pay close attention to barely submerged pipelines.