geo.wikisort.org - RiverThe Gauley River National Recreation Area, located near Summersville, West Virginia, protects a 25-mile (40 km) portion of the Gauley River and a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) segment of the Meadow River in southern West Virginia. Little of the national recreation area is accessible via roads; one must travel via the river. At the upstream end of the park is the Summersville Dam, the only area of the park accessible by vehicle.
Protected area in West Virginia, United States
Gauley River National Recreation Area |
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Location of Gauley River National Recreation Area in West Virginia Show map of West VirginiaGauley River National Recreation Area (the United States) Show map of the United States |
Location | West Virginia, United States |
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Coordinates | 38°13′12″N 80°53′24″W |
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Area | 11,507 acres (46.57 km2) |
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Elevation | 1,375 ft (419 m)[2] |
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Established | 1988-10-26 |
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Visitors | 128796 |
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Operator | New River Gorge National River |
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Website | Gauley River National Recreation Area |
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Rapids
Within the park are a number of Class V rapids. They have been given names such as:
- Insignificant
- Pillow Rock
- Lost Paddle
- Iron Ring
- Sweet's Falls
References
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Federal | National Parks | |
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National Historical Parks |
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
- Harpers Ferry
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National Forests |
- George Washington and Jefferson
- Monongahela
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National Recreation Areas | |
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National Wildlife Refuges |
- Canaan Valley
- Ohio River Islands
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National Trails System |
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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National Preserves | |
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Wilderness Areas |
- Big Draft Wilderness
- Cranberry Wilderness
- Dolly Sods Wilderness
- Laurel Fork North Wilderness
- Laurel Fork South Wilderness
- Mountain Lake Wilderness
- Otter Creek Wilderness
- Roaring Plains Wilderness
- Spice Run Wilderness
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National Rivers | |
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State | |
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Non- governmental | Nature Conservancy preserves |
- Brush Creek
- Bear Rocks
- Cranesville Swamp
- Greenland Gap
- Hungry Beech
- Ice Mountain
- Mount Porte Crayon
- Murphy
- Panther Knob
- Pike Knob
- Slaty Mountain
- Upper Shavers Fork
- Yankauer
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- West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
- West Virginia Division of Forestry
- West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
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National recreation areas of the United States |
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National Park Service |
- Amistad
- Bighorn Canyon
- Boston Harbor Islands
- Chattahoochee River
- Chickasaw
- Curecanti
- Delaware Water Gap
- Gateway
- Gauley River
- Glen Canyon
- Golden Gate
- Lake Chelan
- Lake Mead
- Lake Meredith
- Lake Roosevelt
- Ross Lake
- Santa Monica Mountains
- Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity
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U.S. Forest Service |
- Allegheny
- Arapaho
- Ed Jenkins
- Flaming Gorge
- Grand Island
- Hells Canyon
- Jemez
- Land Between The Lakes
- Moosalamoo
- Mount Baker
- Mount Hood
- Mount Rogers
- Oregon Dunes
- Pine Ridge
- Rattlesnake
- Sawtooth
- Smith River
- Spring Mountains
- Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks
- Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity
- White Rocks
- Winding Stair Mountain
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Authority control |
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National libraries | |
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