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Access Site WV

Take Out

Sleepy Creek • Potomac River

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: WV
County: Morgan
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 39.67060100, -78.08470200
Air Temp: --
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Licking Creek at Pectonville, MD 2.3 mi away
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Tonoloway Creek near Hancock, MD 4.4 mi away
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Potomac River at Hancock, MD 5.3 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
I-II Take-out Sleepy Creek - 2. CR 9 near Meadow Branch confluence to Potomac confluence
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Current Conditions
-- • 200.00-10000.00 cfs
Back Creek near Jones Springs, WV
Whitewater Runs on Sleepy Creek
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
I-II Take-out at this location 2. CR 9 near Meadow Branch confluence to Potomac confluence
7.6 mi
I-II(III) Upstream from here (3.1 mi from take-out) 1. CR 13 near Smith Crossroads to CR 9 near Meadow Branch confluence
13.7 mi
Whitewater data from American Whitewater
About This Access Site
This take-out point on Sleepy Creek in Morgan County, West Virginia provides access to a medium-sized river system with significant whitewater potential. Sleepy Creek is a 44-mile waterway that drops 823 feet in elevation, creating an average gradient of 18.7 feet per mile, which indicates substantial rapids and fast-moving water suitable for whitewater paddling. The creek drains a 4,365-square-mile watershed and maintains an average flow of 165.52 cubic feet per second with velocities around 1.74 feet per second, typical of a moderately energetic stream.