Printer Friendly Meadow River (Middle)

Meadow River (Middle)

Stretch:	Nallen to US-19
Difficulty:	Class III to III+
Distance:	7.15 miles
Flows:	600 to ?,000 cfs. Visit the American Whitewater flow page
Gradient:	39 fpm average (58 fpm for the 1.8 miles of rapids)
Put-in:	Bridge on WV-41 in Nellan
Take-out:	At US-19 Bridge
Shuttle:	14.0 miles (20 minutes one-way). You can trim 6 miles and 7-10 minutes off of the shuttle with one illegal turn.
Season:	Winter and Spring, rain (and occasionally off of thunderstorms)
Written:	© 2016

Mi 0

Flat water greets you for the first 1.7 miles.

Mi 1.7:

First Rapid (III-).

Mi 1.9:

Second Rapid (III).

Mi 2.0:

Two Channels (II+ to III-).

There are some really cool rocks, one in particular stuck out over the river some 40 feet and was entirely a river level undercut. Pretty cool. Give it some space though!

Mi 2.4:

The Straightaway (III to III+).

Mi 2.9:

The Biggest (III to IV-).

Mi 3.1:

Rock with a Tree (III-).

Mi 4.5:

Side Channel (III- to III).

Mi 6.5:

F'd Up Rock (II+).

Below, boogie leads to take-out.

For more details on the run, see the AW write-up...

Take-out: 11.9 miles north on US19 of Fayetteville, you will cross the Meadow River. Take a U-turn at the turn just past the bridge. Park on the shoulder of the freeway just before the bridge.

Put-in: How you get turned around to head the opposite way is up to you… there is a spot for an illegal U-turn just before the bridge. Or you have to go 3 miles to the first legal spot to turn around. Go towards Summersville 1.4 miles on US-19 before turning right onto Mt Lookout Rd. Follow this for 2.1 miles to a sharp right turn onto WV-41. Follow this for 4.4 miles to the bridge. Park just past the Post Office on the left.

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