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Upper Gauley Adventure

A Tiger Team river briefing combining live hydrology, local context, and rafter-focused interpretation for the Upper Gauley.

DEMO · CONNECTING

Summersville Dam outflow

2,800 CFS

What this flow feels like on the river

Classic Gauley thrill

Powerful, fast, high-energy whitewater near the traditional Gauley-season release.

Classic fall release conditions

High-energy Upper Gauley whitewater. Meadow River contribution is modest in this example, so conditions below the confluence remain close to the scheduled dam release.

Demo values — connecting to government sources

Tailwater stage

11.02 ft

USGS 03189600

Meadow River

95 CFS

USGS 03190000

Below Meadow est.

2,895 CFS

Release + Meadow, preliminary

Trend

→ Steady

3-hour release trend

14-day river history

Dates every 2 days · hover for exact time

Summersville outflow (CFS) Meadow River (CFS) Tailwater stage (ft, right axis)

Adventure map

Flow ribbon · rapids · gauges

Tiger Team river briefing

Measurement-driven interpretation

Upper section · before Meadow confluence

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Interprets Insignificant and Pillow Rock primarily from Summersville Dam outflow.

Lost Paddle and downstream

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Uses estimated Gauley flow after the Meadow River joins.

Meadow contribution

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Shows how much the tributary changes the lower Upper Gauley relative to the dam release.

Near-term direction

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Based on the recent dam-release trend; downstream response can lag the dam.

Estimated flow below Meadow

01,5002,4003,2004,0005,200+

Experience bands are descriptive, not a safety rating. Calibration anchors include the long-established ~2,800 CFS typical release and published descriptions of Lost Paddle becoming much more continuous above ~4,000 CFS. American Whitewater · Lost Paddle reference

Data-source status

Eastern Time · provisional observations

USACE Summersville OutflowCONNECTING

Observed/reported dam outflow; no forecast substitution.

USGS 03189600CONNECTING

Tailwater gage height. No discharge is inferred at this station.

USGS 03190000CONNECTING

Meadow River discharge at Nallen.

USGS 03192000NOT CONNECTED

Gauley above Belva remains an optional downstream verification point. Its map marker is informational.