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Put-in WV

Put In

Elk River, Back Fork - 1. Confluence of Big Run to Confluence of Sugar Creek (Skelt) (WV)

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Gauge Conditions
Elk River below Webster Springs, WV Downstream Primary
Runnable: 6.5 – 10.0 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Put In
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Put In rapid marks the starting point for this river section, located at the confluence of Big Run. While specific technical details are limited, paddlers should be prepared for potential early-river obstacles and flow variations typical of the Back Fork of the Elk River in West Virginia.
Location

Other Rapids on This Run (1)

Take Out Rapid N/A
Take Out
8.6 mi
Type
Put-in
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
0.0 mi
Directions
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1. Confluence of Big Run to Confluence of Sugar Creek (Skelt)
Elk River, Back Fork
II-III+ 8.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater