1. Vepco Dam to Route 50 (Upper Stony River)Class III+
7.6 Miles
"Mr. Stony"
"Mr. Stony" Photo of Bill Blauvelt Gauge Information
Stony River
River DescriptionThe river starts out very gently meandering down the narrow, technical, rocky gorge.Warm water releases from the Power Plant make for some great winter boating! We ran this river after two months of solid sub freezing temperatures in WV, and the water is about 45 degrees because it was used as a coolant for the power plant just upstream. We did not see a spec of ice on the river all day. Before we put on, we looked at the nearest river (Abrams Creek) and it was frozen. OTHER NEARBY RIVERS: Abram Creek, WV Difficult Creek, WV StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2004-10-22 20:37:06
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STONY RIVER NEAR MOUNT STORM,WV [ WV ] |
Current Conditions
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| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
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| WV | Abram Creek— US 50 Bridge to the confluence of the North Branch of the Potomac River | II-IV | 5 cfs | low | 9/8 6:00 | |
| WV | Stony River— 1. Vepco Dam to Route 50 | III+ | 5 cfs | low | 9/8 6:00 | |
| WV | Stony River— 2. Route 50 to North Branch of Potomac River | III-IV | 5 cfs | low | 9/8 6:00 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 6981 |
| USGS Station: | 01595200 |
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User Comments |
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2008-05-11 09:20:50 (119 days ago)
Coming back from running near by Abrams creek, I was stopped by police in Mt. Storm. They were looking for boaters that had put on at Mt. storm power plant(upper stony) A plant worker had called the police to report trespassing, and the police had attempted to apprehend them. I later talked to the group that had paddled the Stony that day, and they had been unaware of the potential dragnet. Might be an access issue for AW to explore mikebeswick@alldredgewildernessjourney.com Edit
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2007-03-21 09:58:48 (536 days ago)
Daniel Smith
Great run on them cold winter days. The 50 degree water is wonderful when you have an air temp below 20. The run is fairly easy with a few rapids with pinning potential. The only other concern would be wood. Everything is boat scoutable. A must do if your looking to get into creeking.
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2007-03-21 09:57:18 (536 days ago)
Daniel Smith
Great run on them cold winter days. The 50 degree water is wonderful when you have an air temp below 20. The run is fairly easy with a few rapids with pinning potential. The only other concern would be wood. Everything is boat scoutable. A must do if your looking to get into creeking.
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