Mountain Creek
CR 4 bridge to Bluestone River
| Difficulty | III-IV |
| Length | 9.6 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 100 fpm |
| Gauge | Bluestone River Near Pipestem, Wv |
| Flow Rate as of 1 hour | 2.82 ftbelow recommended |
| Reach Info Last Updated | November 19, 2003 |
River Description
Beautiful scenic run. Nothing extremely intense except a few tight slots, otherwise just a fun challenging run. Only one woody section which is missed to river right. Fairly large drainage basin for a creek so it could get alot of volume in a downpour. Only negative point is that the road that runs alongside it down to the Bluestone is gated private property so shuttle will have to be set downstream on the Bluestone River. Put in at the Mountain Creek Missionary Baptist Church on CR 4. Closest takeout would be on the Bluestone River Rd CR 27.
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Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportPosted by Dan Fowler on WVWA msg board:
Did Rockhouse Branch Ck and Mountain Ck in '98
Posted by Dan Fowler on 9/26/2003, 10:45 pm
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In Reply to: New reach on AW (this one may spark more interest) - Mountain Creek
I was there a couple times that year. There were a couple of farmers on Rockhouse Branch that were stunned to see a couple boaters on such a small stream. One guy said he'd been there all his life and never seen anyone boat Rockhouse Branch. Mountain Creek was twice the volume of Rockhouse, and had several good ledges. Shuttle is long!
fairly clean drop
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