Meadow River · Class V
Lower Meadow
For expert boaters with repeated Lower Meadow guidance
As of 9:06 PM ET · Sun Oct 25
Water
135 cfs
Below range
285 cfs below the range, which starts at 420 cfs
Holding steady since Sun 6 AM
Fell 29 cfs, Sat 7:45 AM to Sun 6 AM.
Current Discharge at Nallen · reported by U.S. Geological Survey ·
Rain
No rain measured
Radar-estimated rain at the Nallen gauge, 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.
American Whitewater reach description · no land-manager feed · Stops ↓
A range is American Whitewater's reference for water, not trip clearance. It doesn't know your skill, group, wood, weather or daylight.
Hazard. This is a consequential Class V run with severe undercuts and no independent take-out at the Meadow–Gauley confluence; the trip continues onto the Upper Gauley.
One gauge, 3 runs
Nallen against each run's range
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Upper Meadow III–IV+(V)
565 cfs below the range, which starts at 700 cfs
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Middle Meadow III–IV
365 cfs below the range, which starts at 500 cfs
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Lower Meadow V
285 cfs below the range, which starts at 420 cfs
Last 7 days at Nallen
Shaded by the American Whitewater bands for this run. Hatched: outside the published range.
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In the available readings from the last 7 days at Nallen, discharge ranged from 135 to 441 cfs. The latest reading is 135 cfs, down 306 cfs from the first available reading. The high was observed . Rainfall observations at the gauge total 0.00 inches.
Put-in to take-out
In river order · designation and today's status are separate facts
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Put-in · required
US 19 bridge access
Status unknown
Public-access designation not established
Steep carry from US 19; verify parking and access before departure.
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Take-out · required
Mason's Branch
Status unknown
NPS-listed public river access
There is no take-out at the Meadow–Gauley confluence. Continue through part of the Upper Gauley to Mason's Branch; this materially extends the trip and hazard exposure.
Sources
| Water | U.S. Geological Survey · Nallen gauge, 03190000. Provisional data; counts as current for 90 min. Raw Nallen stage 3.97 ft. | USGS ↗ | |
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| Range | American Whitewater bands for Lower Meadow · US 19 bridge to Gauley confluence. Community guidance, kept separate from the live reading. | Reviewed September 04, 2026 | American Whitewater ↗ |
| Rain | Radar-estimated rain (NOAA MRMS) at the Nallen gauge point, not across the watershed. Precipitation chance from the NWS forecast for one point near Fayetteville. | Forecast 7:48 PM | NWS ↗ |
| Access | American Whitewater describes these endpoints; no land-manager designation or operational feed is connected. Treat access as unverified. | — | Reach description ↗ |