Roaring Creek (Cheat River trib.)

The gauge at the take-out was buried under water. The first mile equated to a semi-controlled flush down the mountain side. Everyone had a good day except for Chris from NY who swam three times and lost his sanity along with his pride. This was one of the most exciting runs I've experienced.
This is a good view of what the upper section of Roaring was like. There were only a few eddys in the first mile and the drops just kept coming. The first mile has a gradient of 220 fpm.