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Hazard WV Class IV+

Little Splat

Big Sandy Creek (Cheat trib.) - 3. Rockville to Jenkinsburg Bridge (Cheat River) (WV)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, WV Upstream Primary
Runnable: 5.0 – 7.3 FT

Good range

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Little Splat
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
A short pool is abruptly punctuated by Little Splat. Not as notorious as its big brother, Little Splat can still pack a punch for the unwary. It's a long, technical rapid with a bad pinning rock at the end. My line begins at the far, far left, avoiding a ledge-hole that's grabbier than it looks. I then head for an eddy in the middle left before working my way to the far left again. Whatever you do, be sure to end up left of the pinning rock at the bottom (just to the river right of the paddler in the picture).
Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class IV+
Mile Marker
1.6 mi
Directions
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3. Rockville to Jenkinsburg Bridge (Cheat River)
Big Sandy Creek (Cheat trib.)
IV-V 5.1 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater