West Virginia · Tucker / Randolph Co.
Dry Fork
Tucker / Randolph Co. · 40 mi · Class III–IV
Optimal: 200–1000 CFS · USGS #03065000
228CFS
2.17 ft gauge height
Optimal↑Rising slowly (+19 cfs/hr)(+42 in 3h)
Avg flow: 320 cfsHist. median: 290 cfsUSGS #03065000
Monongahela National Forest · Canaan Valley NWR · WV Native Brook Trout Stream
The Dry Fork is the largest tributary of the Cheat River, draining the high country around Canaan Valley and the Blackwater Falls region of West Virginia. The river offers Class III–IV whitewater on dam-release weekends and supports an excellent native brook trout population in its headwaters around Canaan Valley State Park. The cold, oxygen-rich water from the high-elevation spruce bogs makes the Dry Fork one of the most productive trout streams in West Virginia.
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