1. Rt. 68 to Rt. 26 (Upper)Class I-III
9.3 Miles
Avg Gradient 30 fpm
Max Gradient 60 fpm
Gauge Information
Little Sandy Creek
1. Rt. 68 to Rt. 26 I-III
River Descriptionlat/long are approx.Trip Report Little Sandy Creek by Turner Sharp CR 5/13 Bridge to WV 26 Bridge November 11, 1997 Boaters (K-1): J. C. Gould, Jim Warlick, Kim McMichael, Bob Buck, Hunt Charach, Mollie Carr, Susan Klimas, Mac Thorton (C-1): Jamie Shumway His front yard was ankle deep mud, with yard maintenance compliments of assorted cattle, some domestic turkeys, one sleeping hog, and a medium sized black dog (tail wagging). He was the probable owner of the fence stretched across CR 5/13 that we encountered on the way to the put-in, and was quite amenable about taking it down while explaining it was to keep people from dumping debris further down the road. Well, we found the dump. While Mac scouted the road down to the creek, we scouted the windrow of debris that I am sure contained a historical record of appliance manufacturing in the 20th century. Everybody admired and commented about this big dump, but did anyone report it? Does anyone know the procedure? Soon, Mac declared a ¼ mile walk down the hill was in order, so off we marched for a put-in just below the abandoned bridge on the state right-of-way. The run was nice and scenic, with very little human intrusion visible from the creek. The rapids were all class I – II for several miles, and then a section with a little more gradient developed 3 or 4 class III rapids with the last one being the hardest. It was in this section that we recorded one swim and at least three different lines through the last rapid – with varying degrees of finesse. From this last rapid, near the Brandonville Pike (CR 3) bridge, to the WV 26 bridge is about two miles of flat water and not nearly as scenic. It can easily be skipped. The water level was low/moderate, with the morning reading of the Rockville gauge on the Big Sandy at 7.4 feet and falling. Joining me on the run were Mollie Carr, Susan Klimas, Mac Thorton, and Jamis Shumway. The run is described in the AYH guidebook Canoeing Guide to Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia, 8th Edition. This guidebook describes a put-in near Hazelton that requires one to paddle through a culvert under I-68 and then through a marshy section. We missed this section, but J. C. Gould, Jim Warlick, Kim McMichael, Bob Buck, and Hunt Charach tried to find that put-in but wound up using the same one as we did and finally catching up with us. Their original intention was to run the lower Little Sandy, and as compensation for missing some, carried up a river left tributary for some tight, steep creek fun. It is called Beaver Creek — has anybody run it? ©1996-2003 West Virginia Wildwater Association StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2005-12-17 17:16:15
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Big Sandy Creek at Rockville [ WV ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| AW Gauge ID: | 1328 |
| USGS Station: | 03070500 |
| HUC: | 05020004 |
| Latitude: | 39.6156 |
| Longitude: | -79.7050 |
| Class: | 4 |
User Comments |
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2007-03-18 01:56:01 (521 days ago)
Robert Farmer
Once, I ran down Beaver Creek to the Little Sandy at Brandonville Pike. The Rockville gauge was at around 10.0 feet. The painted gauge under Brandonville Pike was @ 1.5, I think. I carried up the Little Sandy a couple hundred feet to get one more rapid. This section, from Beaver down to the BV Pike is pure, screaming, righteous rock and roll at 10.0 feet!!! Highly recommended (Class 4). Beaver Creek was trivial, with a log portage.
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