Gauley River · Class III–IV (V)

Lower Gauley

Woods Ferry to Upper Swiss

For advanced private boaters with big-water skills

As of 9:07 PM ET · Sun Oct 25

Water

845 cfs

Low runnable

Rising since Sun 5:15 AM

Up 192 cfs so far. Falling over the last 3 hours. In range since Sun 5:45 AM.

Current Discharge at Belva · reported by U.S. Geological Survey ·

Rain

Rain unknown

No rain observations at Belva in the last 7 days.

Precipitation chance in the next 12 hours: under 10%. NWS forecast for one point near Fayetteville, not this river's watershed · updated 7:48 PM · Hourly ↗

Access

Not verified

No current notice for the put-in or take-out.

NPS access list checked about 3 hours ago · Stops ↓

Release schedule · Published Gauley release season ended October 18, 2026.

USACE schedule updated · Checked about 17 hours ago.

USACE release schedule ↗

A range is American Whitewater's reference for water, not trip clearance. It doesn't know your skill, group, wood, weather or daylight.

Last 7 days at Belva

Shaded by the American Whitewater bands for this run. Hatched: outside the published range.

Gauley River discharge over the last 7 daysA scaled line graph of discharge in cubic feet per second at the Belva gauge. No rainfall observations are present in this series. A text summary follows the graph.DISCHARGE · CFS01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25NowMedium runnable · 1,500 cfsRAIN AT GAUGE · HOURLYNo observationsLatest · 845 cfs7d high · 4,450 cfs

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In the available readings from the last 7 days at Belva, discharge ranged from 646 to 4,450 cfs. The latest reading is 845 cfs, down 2,535 cfs from the first available reading. The high was observed . No rainfall observations are present in this series.

Observed discharge—not a forecast This source does not include watershed rainfall in the displayed series

Put-in to take-out

In river order · designation and today's status are separate facts

  1. Put-in · required

    Wood's Ferry

    Status unknown

    NPS-listed public river access

    American Whitewater's Lower Gauley start.

  2. Take-out · required

    Upper Swiss

    Status unknown

    NPS-listed public river access

    NPS public access near Swiss; high-clearance access may be advisable.

Sources

Water U.S. Geological Survey · Belva gauge, 03192000. Provisional data; counts as current for 90 min. Raw Belva stage 2.37 ft. USGS ↗
Range American Whitewater bands for Lower Gauley · Woods Ferry to Upper Swiss. Community guidance, kept separate from the live reading. Reviewed September 04, 2026 American Whitewater ↗
Rain Radar-estimated rain (NOAA MRMS) at the Belva gauge point, not across the watershed. Precipitation chance from the NWS forecast for one point near Fayetteville. Forecast 7:48 PM NWS ↗
Access NPS public-access designations and operational notices, stored as separate facts. Unknowns and conflicts stay visible. Per stop, above NPS ↗