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Access Site WV

Put In

Laurel Run • Cheat River

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: WV
County: Preston
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 39.51770000, -79.69810000
Air Temp: --
Location
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Cheat River at Albright, WV 3.3 mi away
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Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, WV 7.2 mi away
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Cheat River below Saltlick Creek at Rowlesburg, WV 11.7 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
V+ Put-in Laurel Run - To Cheat River
565 ft/mi
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Current Conditions
-- • 400.00-2000.00 cfs
Deckers Creek at Morgantown, WV
Whitewater Runs on Laurel Run
2 runs
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
V+ Put-in at this location To Cheat River
1.3 mi 565 ft/mi
II-III(IV) Upstream from here (7.2 mi from take-out) CR 2 bridge to confluence with Big Sandy Creek
3.9 mi 35 ft/mi
Whitewater data from American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Put In is a whitewater access point located on Laurel Run in Preston County, West Virginia. This site serves as a launch point for paddlers looking to run the whitewater sections of Laurel Run. The access point provides a starting location for kayakers and canoeists interested in experiencing the river's whitewater features. Being a whitewater put-in, this site is primarily designed for paddlers with appropriate skill levels to handle moving water and current conditions.