Gauley River National Recreation Area

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Coordinates: 38°13′12″N 80°53′24″W / 38.22°N 80.89°W / 38.22; -80.89
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area
Country United States
State West Virginia
Counties Nicholas, Fayette
Location Summersville Dam outlet
 - elevation 1,375 ft (419.1 m) [1]
 - coordinates 38°13′12″N 80°53′24″W / 38.22°N 80.89°W / 38.22; -80.89
Lowest point Gauley River
Area 11,507 acres (4,657 ha)
Established 1988-10-26
Management New River Gorge National River
Owner National Park Service
Visitation 128,796
Nearest city Summersville, West Virginia
Location of Gauley River National Recreation Area in West Virginia
Website: Gauley River NRA

The Gauley River National Recreation Area, located near Summersville, West Virginia, protects a 25-mile (40 km) portion of the Gauley River and a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) segment of the Meadow River in southern West Virginia. Little of the park is accessible via roads; one must travel via the river. At the upstream end of the park is the Summersville Dam, the only area of the park accessible by vehicle.

[edit] Rapids

Within the park are a number of Class V rapids. They have been given names such as:

  • Insignificant
  • Pillow Rock
  • Lost Paddle
  • Iron Ring
  • Sweet's Falls

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Summersville Dam outlet". Elevation Query. U.S. Geological Survey. http://gisdata.usgs.gov/xmlwebservices2/elevation_service.asmx/getElevation?X_Value=-80.88998&Y_Value=38.21998&Elevation_Units=FEET&Source_Layer=-1&Elevation_Only=FALSE. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 

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Gauley River National Recreation Area • Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
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