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Elk River, Back Fork, WV

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1. Confluence of Big Run to Confluence of Sugar Creek (Skelt)

Class II-III+
8.6 Miles
Avg Gradient 60 fpm
Max Gradient 60 fpm

Gauge Information

Elk River, Back Fork
1. Confluence of Big Run to Confluence of Sugar Creek (Skelt) II-III+
low
2.77
10/16 15:30
[detail]

Min Sug. Level:  6.5 ft Max Sug. Level:  10 ft

River Description

The put-in at confluence of Big Run requires hike in from Point Mountain off of WV 15.


StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2006-11-05 15:14:46

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Gauge Description:

The Webster Springs gauge is located 36 river miles down stream of the put-in on the mainstem of the Elk. Thus this gauge can only be used as an indicator.

ELK R BL WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV [ WV ]

Current Conditions

Stage Flow Updated
2.77 12 10/16 15:30

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Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
WV Birch— Boggs to Birch River (town) II+(IV) 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Birch— Cora Brown Bridge to the confluence of Diatter Run I-III 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Buffalo Creek (Elk trib)— 1. Confluence with Taylor Creek to Cressmont I-II 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Buffalo Creek (Elk trib)— 2. Cressmont to Clay I-II 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Elk River— 1. Slatyfork to Elk Springs (fish hatchery) II-III 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Elk River— 2. Elk Springs(fish hatchery) to Bergoo II-III+(IV) 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Elk River— 3. Bergoo to Webster Springs II-III(IV) 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Elk River— 4. Webster Springs to CR7 bridge and gauging station II-III 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Elk River, Back Fork— 1. Confluence of Big Run to Confluence of Sugar Creek (Skelt) II-III+ 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Elk River, Back Fork— 2. Confluence of Sugar Creek(Skelt) to Big Sycamore(Breece) II-IV 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Elk River, Back Fork— 3. Big Sycamore (Breece) to Webster Springs II+ 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Elk River, Old Field Fork— Confluence of Crooked Fork to Slaty Fork(town) I-III 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Grassy Creek— Orndoff Church to confluence with the Right Fork of the Holly River near Diana III-IV 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Holly River, Laurel Fork of Left Fork— Holly River State Park to confluence with Left Fork III 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Holly River, Left Fork— Hacker Valley to Mill Dam II-III 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Holly River, Right Fork— 1. Jumbo to confluence of Grassy Creek near Diana III-IV 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Holly River, Right Fork— 2. Confluence of Grassy Creek near Diana to confluence of Left Fork I-II 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Laurel Creek (Elk River tributary)— 1. Confluence with McAvoy Run to Erbacon III-IV 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Laurel Creek (Elk River tributary)— 2. Erbacon to Centralia III-IV+ 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Leatherwood Creek— Confluence of right fork to Elk River near Hartland I-II(III) 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Leatherwood Creek— Forks of creek to Elk River at Bergoo III-IV 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Little Birch River— US 19 to confluence of Birch River I-II 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30
WV Sugar Creek— Confluence of Little Sugar Creek to confluence of Back Fork of Elk II-III(IV) 2.77 ft   low 10/16 15:30

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:1438
USGS Station:03194700
HUC:05050007
Latitude:38.5972
Longitude:-80.4906
Class:4

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User Comments
2006-01-28 17:06:31 (991 days ago)
Robert FarmerDetails
There is a good put-in just below Big Run. You can drive right up to it. 1) From Webster Springs, go 17.4 miles east on 15 and turn left. (This is 1.0 mile west of county line.) 2) Go 0.35 mile and turn left onto hidden road. This may be muddy in wet weather, when you're here. Drive to river. This upper section is Class 2-3, with one nasty log portage just below the put-in, when I was there (2002).
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