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Index

Page locators shown in bold face type indicate maps.  Specific River Difficulty Ratings for Rivers or River segments are listed under Class (e.g. Class 1-2)

A

Abram Creek, 24, 32–33

Access, river

Etiquette and parking, 13–15

Gauley River, 228

Tygart River, 162

Youghiogheny River, 317, 319

.see also Etiquette, river; Permits

American Canoe Association, 19

American Whitewater (AW), 3, 5, 8, 14

Cheat River access, 80

Gauley River Festival, 225

Tygart River access, 162

Animals, wild, 34. see also Wildlife

Anthony Creek, 197, 208–209

Armstrong Creek, 296

Attractions

Cass Scenic Railroad, 73, 197–198

Cheat River rafting, 116–119

New River Gorge Bridge, 261

Snowshoe Ski Area, 108

Summersville shopping complex, 213

West Virginia State Fairgrounds, 193

.see also Events, River; Festivals; Historical sites

 

B

Back Creek, 71–72

Back Fork of the Elk River. see Elk River

Bear Creek, 325–326

Beaver Creek, 142

Big Beaver Creek, 238–239, 240

Big Sandy Creek, 114, 120, 133–139

Biking. see Trails

Birch River, 213, 256, 257–258

Black Fork of the Cheat River. see Cheat River

Blackwater River

Little, 93, 105–106

North Branch of the, 93, 102

North Fork Junction to Hendricks, 100–101

North Fork of the, 93, 103–105

Overlook Trail to North Fork Junction, 95–97

Timberline Ski Area to Davis, 93, 95

Bluestone River

History and overview, 260

New River and the, 267

River descriptions, 262–265

Tributaries, 265–267

Bonds Creek, 189–190

Brush Creek, 264, 266–267

Buckhannon River, 157

History and overview, 147–149

Left Fork of the, 174, 175

Right Fork of the, 173–174, 175

River descriptions, 166–169

Buffalo Creek, 120, 126, 295

Bull Run, 144–146

Burrell, Bob, 1–2

On Cheat River, 116–119

On Growth, 31–32

On Middle Island Creek, 194–195

Petersburg Whitewater Weekend, 51

On Piney Creek, 281–283

 

C

Cabin Creek, 295

Cacapon River, 18, 21, 58, 61–64

Camp Creek, 264, 265–266

Camping

Big Bend Campgrounds, 37

Big Sandy Creek, 135

Bluestone Lake, 260

Buckhannon River, 169

Cacapon River, 64

Cheat River, 74, 85, 88, 114, 123

Cranberry River, 214, 232

Greenbrier River, 198, 202, 204

Harper's Ferry, WV, 67

Holly River, 255

Middle Fork River, 165

New River, 267, 272, 276

Potomac River, Main stem of the, 56

Potomac River, North Branch of the, 21

Potomac River, South Branch of the, 40, 42

Red Creek, 84

Savage River, 21

Seneca Creek, 53

Teter's Campground, 131–132

Williams River, 214

Canaan Valley. see Blackwater River

Canals, 19–21, 20–21, 56

Canoe Cruiser's Association, 1, 49–51. see also Cruiser, The

Casselman River, 319, 326–328

Cautions

Bear Creek, 325

Cheat River Horseshoe Run, 125

Cranberry River, 234

Greenbrier River, 206

Harper's Ferry, WV, 67

Marsh Fork, 302–303

Meadow River, 242–243

Moorefield River, 43

North Fork of the South Branch, 48

Patterson Creek, 35

Potomac River, North Branch of the, 23, 26

Potomac River, South Branch of the, 40

Red Creek, 84

Stony River, 31

Tygart River, 155

Upper Seneca Creek, 52

Wheeling Creek, 193

. see also Safety