Ford along FS 13 road to confluence of Dry ForkClass V+
4 Miles
Avg Gradient 300 fpm
Max Gradient 400 fpm
Gauge Information
River DescriptionRed Run is the toughest regularly run creek in the Canaan Valley area. The creek is very small and steep with only tiny eddies to rest in. There are several nasty sieves and undercuts mixed in with continuous steep drops, making this a very difficult run. Trees are also a constant problem on this run. The gnarly drops start early in the run and continue all the way till the end. Make sure you bring your "A" game when you venture down into this canyon.The first 3/4 mile of the creek is made up of continuous small rapids. Soon, the riverbed will steepen and start heading down some slides. After a particularly long and fairly steep slide, you know you are into the good section. Goliath- This 3 part rapid is right below the long slide. It starts with a 10 foot falls onto a twisty slide that banks off a nasty boulder before making a sharp right turn off a 5 foot ledge. The second part is a tight boulder drop leading into a very narrow slot/pillow followed by an 8 foot ledge. The third part is a steep series of ledges run down the left. Not far below Goliath, there is an 8 foot sloping ledge into an undercut. Make sure you drive left. The creek continues down tons of steep boulder drops for the next mile or so until you reach Red Run Falls. Red Run Falls- This is a slide into a 20+ foot falls onto rocks. It has been run intentionally on the left but is definitely not recommended. Portage on the right. Below the falls, paddle left under an overhanging cliff. You'll go back into a cave and it will be very dark. There is a Class 2 rapid in the cave that brings you out under a trickling waterfall. The next section is perhaps the toughest on the run. The boulder drops get very steep and the moves get pretty challenging. Several 8 foot ledges with sketchy landing zones are faced before the creek splits on an island. S**t Your Pants- When you see the island split, get out and scout. The right side of the island starts with a 5 foot boof. Afterwards, the channels converge and more than half the flow drops into a horrible sieve on the left. A little bit leaks out to the right, where you want to be. The sieve is runable (I've run it intentionally several times) but it is not recommended. Portage on the right. From here to the end, the creek continues dropping down more steep boulder drops and slots. The easy slide at the Rt. 72 bridge gives little indication of the mayhem that lies upstream. Continue down the Dry Fork and takeout at the Otter Creek Parking Lot. StreamTeam Status: verified
Last Updated: 2002-07-17 11:01:46
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DRY FORK AT HENDRICKS, 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 | Cheat, Dry Fork— 1. 2 miles above the confluence of Gandy Creek to Gandy Creek | II | 1.94 ft | low | 11/22 14:00 | |
| WV | Cheat, Dry Fork— 2. Confluence of Gandy Creek to Synder Road (CR 32/4) bridge over Dry Fork | I-III | 1.94 ft | low | 11/22 14:00 | |
| WV | Cheat, Dry Fork— 3. Synder Road (CR 32/4 bridge over Dry Fork to Jenningston | I-II | 1.94 ft | low | 11/22 14:00 | |
| WV | Cheat, Dry Fork— 4. Jenningston to Hendricks | III-IV | 1.94 ft | low | 11/22 14:00 | |
| WV | Cheat, Laurel Fork— US 33 Bridge to Cheat, Dry Fork (Jenningston) | III-IV | 125 cfs | low | 11/22 14:00 | |
| WV | Gandy Creek— Sinks outlet to Cheat River, Dry Fork | III | 1.94 ft | low | 11/22 14:00 | |
| WV | Moore Run— Moore Run Trail to Otter Creek | V+ | 125 cfs | low | 11/22 14:00 | |
| WV | Otter Creek— 1. Fish Liming Operation to Big Spring Gap | IV-V(V+) | 125 cfs | low | 11/22 14:00 | |
| WV | Otter Creek— 2. Big Springs Gap to Cheat River, Dry Fork | IV | 125 cfs | low | 11/22 14:00 | |
| WV | Red Run— Ford along FS 13 road to confluence of Dry Fork | V+ | 125 cfs | low | 11/22 14:00 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 1322 |
| USGS Station: | 03065000 |
| HUC: | 05020004 |
| Latitude: | 39.0722 |
| Longitude: | -79.6231 |
| Class: | 4 |
User Comments |
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2008-05-13 07:26:25 (193 days ago)
Two groups ran the creek this past weekend. All the main drops are currently good to go (and super fun). THANK YOU to the very kind soul who has been cutting wood in there!!! Keep in mind that the creek still has lots of unstable wood near water level and every high water episode moves them around. All of us who love this run should be helping to keep it clear. Edit
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2008-04-21 01:09:16 (216 days ago)
Back in 1995 Tim Gavin, Ben McKean, and Colby Mackley kayaked it, said it was totally clean, amazing run. Gary Ward and myself went in to do it back in Jan of 1996, right after the blizzard and meltdown, the creek was temporarily renamed Rude Run, due to all of the wood and rearranged rocks. Went back in after Hurricane Fran blitzed thru and it had gone back to Red Run, simply amazing.
Jeff Cogle and I went in 2003 and spent 2 entire weekends cutting trees out, right after the terrible ice storm, removed 50 portages[no lie]
We need to get a team of dedicated folks to gather and cut this place out, it is too classic to not have open for safe, uninterrupted boating Edit
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2006-06-02 13:15:35 (904 days ago)
Stewart Caldwell
Todd Richendollar and Jay Moffat ran it sometime this spring, and both of them said they wouldn't go back unless they knew someone had been in there to clean it out. Wood has always been an issue in Red Run, but apparently it's worse now than it has been in a while.
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2004-04-11 00:07:02 (1687 days ago)
Robert Miller
I ran Red Run on April 8 at a good level. The gauge at the ford read 1.7 on the downside of the gauge and 2.0 on the upside (the water flowing around the gauge drops). This was a great level for the run. <br />
There were a lot of trees in the run but that seems to be par for the course on this creek. We were able to run every major rapid though.<br />
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Bobby
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