22,500 cfs is unbelievable. Last time I did the Gauley was just a few weeks ago after an unseasonably wet summer in southern WV, just prior to the rains of hurricane Florence hitting. Upper Gauley (esp. Insignificant and Pillow Rock) was super boney because we didn't get a full dam release to accommodate for how much the Meadow River would be contributing - good thing, too. Lower Gauley was around 6,500 to 6,800 cfs. I've spent a lot of time on the river and had done this particular stretch before, but I still have never seen an angrier river. Sad you didn't get to do it at a more normal water level; the Gauley River really is a hell of a trip
22,500 cfs is unbelievable. Last time I did the Gauley was just a few weeks ago after an unseasonably wet summer in southern WV, just prior to the rains of hurricane Florence hitting. Upper Gauley (esp. Insignificant and Pillow Rock) was super boney because we didn't get a full dam release to accommodate for how much the Meadow River would be contributing - good thing, too. Lower Gauley was around 6,500 to 6,800 cfs. I've spent a lot of time on the river and had done this particular stretch before, but I still have never seen an angrier river. Sad you didn't get to do it at a more normal water level; the Gauley River really is a hell of a trip