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<h1>Ed's Ranked River List (Expert->Novice)</h1>
<p>This list, and a similar ranked list from Monocacy Club provides a nice way
to find rivers most likely within your paddling skill range. </p>
<p>***HOW TO USE THE RANKING CHART:</p>
<p>Mark the river sections that you have done. These are the rivers that you should be familiar with.
Then compare an unpaddled river that you may be contemplating for an upcoming trip.
If the new river is higher than you have previously done, you may have reason to be concerned about
whether you may be prepared to run that particular river and you
should ask many questions or otherwise become familiar with what you are up against before you set foot at the put-in.</p>
<ol>
<h3>Expert</h3>
<li>Lower Meadow, WV
<li>Blackwater Canyon, WV250CFS
<li>Great Falls, Potomac (Va & Md)
<li>Upper Yough @>3’, SangRun @1.5-2’
<li>Upper Shavers Fork, WV
<li>Watauga Gorge (added)
<li>Upper Gauley, WV [Release Level]
<li>Lower Big Sandy, WV Rockville>6’
<li>Chatooga Section 4 (added)
<li>Top Yough, MD
<li>Stony Creek, WV [upper & Lower]
<h3>Advanced</h3>
<li>Middle Fork Tygart,WV4’Belington
<li>Tygart Gorge, WV Belington @3.5
<li>Lower Moose River (N.Y.) (added)
<li>Upper Tellico (added)
<li>John's Creek, VA
<li>Kitzmiller, N.Br., @ 4-5' MD/WV
<li>Lower Gauley, 2400 CFS WV
<li>Chauga Gorge (added)
<li>Tygart,Arden Section,[email protected]’
<li>New River Gorge @>1', WV
<li>Cheat Canyon @>3', WV
<li>Gooney Run @ 6", VA
<li>Lower Bear Creek, Md 250CFS
<li>Savage River @ 1000CFS, MD
<li>Georges Creek, MD
<li>Buckhannon River,(Alton-Sago)WV
<li>Maury River/Goshen, VA
<li>Laurel Fork, Cheat, >1' WV
<li>#Wills Creek,below FairhopePa @4’
<li>Ocoee (added)
<li>New River Dries, WV
<li>Upper Stonycreek,PA(above US 33)
<h3>Intermediate</h3>
<li>Cranberry or Williams, WV
<li>Upper Meadow, WV
<li>Big Laurel Creek (added)
<li>Upper Big Sandy, @6.5, WV
<li>Little Sandy, WV
<li>Chatooga Section 3 (added)
<li>Lower Yough, @> 2.5' PA
<li>Trout Run, WV
<li>Middle Fork of the Salmon in Idaho (added)
<li>Lower Tellico (350 CFS) (added)
<li>Nolichucky (added)
<li>Seneca Creek or Red Creek, WV
<li>Stonycreek, PA @ 2' Holsopple
<li>#Shavers Fork, Bemis/Bowden,WV
<li>Loyalsock River, PA
<li>Lost River Gorge @ 1', WV
<li>French Broad (added)
<li>James River fall line @> 5.5', VA
<li>Upper Tye, VA 250CFS
<li>Bullpasture Gorge, VA BV @ 2.9’
<li>North River Gorge, VA
<li>Upper Conway, VA
<li>Little Falls, Potomac @>3.1',MD
<li>S. Fk. Hardware River, Va.
<li>Moorefield Canyon, WV
<li>Smokehole Canyon, WV
<li>Brush Creek, PA
<li>Middle Meadow @ 500 CFS, WV
<li>Blacklick Creek, Pa. @ 4’ Josep. 1
<li>TohickonCreek,PA @normal release
<li>Upper Rapidan,(above Wolftown)VA
<li>Shade Creek, PA
<li>Pigeon River (below dam release)
<li>Rock Creek,DC(below Military Rd)
<li>North River, above Rio WV "
<li>Slippery Rock Creek, PA
<li>Covington River @ 1' P.I., VA
<li>Cub Run fall line @> 6", VA
<li>Dry Fork, Cheat @ 3' Hendrix, WV
<li>Clear Shade Creek, Pa.
<li>Hopeville Canyon, WV
<li>Nantahala River (added)
<li>Pohick Creek, VA
<li>Cheat Narrows, WV @ 2' Albright
<li>Sligo Creek (Maple-N.H. Ave) MD
<li>Cabin John Creek, Md.
<li>Bloomington,Pot.@>1100 CFS,MD/WV
<li>Passage Creek, @ 6" VA
<li><a href="https://rivers.run/#%7B%22name%22:%7B%22type%22:%22matches%22,%22query%22:%22shenandoah%22%7D,%22section%22:%7B%22type%22:%22matches%22,%22query%22:%22staircase%22%7D,%22writeup%22:%7B%22type%22:%22contains%22,%22query%22:%22%22%7D,%22skill%22:%7B%22type%22:%22from%22,%22query%22:%5B1,8%5D%7D%7D">"Shen. Staircase"</a> @>2.5', WV/VA/MD
<li>Casselman River, [Fort Hill] PA
<li>Dry Fork, US 33-Jenningston,WV
<li>Lower Gunpowder, Md @>6”
<li>Little Gunpowder, MD
<li>Muddy Creek, PA @ >1'
<li>Cartacay River (added)
<li>Little Patuxent R./Savage MD
<li>Lehigh Gorge @ >1000 CFS, PA
<li>Patapsco R.,above Ellicott City
<li>Rush River. Va @ 6”
<li>MatherGorge,PotomacVA/MD@>4.'
<li>North Anna fall line, VA @>1'
<li>Rappahannock fall line, VA @>1'
<li>Marsh Creek, PA @ 6"
<li>Glady Fork, WV
<li>S.Br. Patapsco, MD(Gaither Gorge)
<li>S.Br. Potomac, Petersburg Sect.,WV
<li>James River, Balcony Falls, VA
<li>Northwest Branch, Anacostia R. MD
<li>Nescopek Creek, PA
<li>Codorus Creek, PA
<li>Big Cove Creek, Pa.
<h3>Novice/Intermediate</h3>
<li>New River, Prince to Cunard, WV
<li>Robinson River, VA
<li>Middle Creek, PA @ 3"
<li>Appomattox River, VA @ 6" P.I.
<li>Upper Dry Fork, Cheat WV
<li>Aquia Creek, VA
<li>Quemahoning Creek, Pa.
<li>15 Mile Creek, MD @ 3"
<li>Laurel Hill Creek, PA
<li>Rappahannock/Kelly's Ford, VA @5'
<li>N.Br. Potomac, Bloomington/Keyser
<li>Maury River, Lower, VA
<li>Potomac, Needles Section, MD
<li>Tuckaseigee (added)
<li>Pine Creek Gorge, PA
<li>Octoraro Creek, Pa/Md.
<li>Thornton River, VA
<li>Hiawassee River (below dam) (added)
<li>Hughes/Hazel River, VA @ 6"
<li>Little Seneca Creek, MD
<li>Lower Shavers Fork, Cheat WV @ 3"
<li>Cacapon River,rt.50/rt.127,WV@ 6"
<h3>Novice</h3>
<li>Rap. Rap. rivers, VA
<li>South River, Shenandoah, VA
<li>Upper Muddy Creek, PA
<li>Paw Paw Section, Potomac, MD
<li>Middle Yough, PA @ 2' Ohiopyle
<li>Goose Creek/Golf Course run, VA
<li>Cedar Creek, VA
<li>N. Fk. Shenandoah @ Cootes Store
<li>Catoctin Creek, Va.
<li>Antietam Creek, MD @>3'
<li>Sideling Hill Creek, MD
<li>Violettes Lock,Potomac MD/VA@>5.'
<li>Lost River, WV above rt. 55 br.
<li>Rappahannock above rt. 211, VA
<li>Compton section,Shenandoah R., VA
<li>Newport to Luray,Shenandoah R.,VA
<li>Catoctin Creek, Md.
<li>Deer Creek,MD (NOT Rocks section)
<li>Conococheague Creek, PA (PA only)
<li>S.Br. Potomac Trough, WV
<li>South Anna River (fall line), VA
<li>Upper Rock Creek, Md./D.C.
<li>Upper Gunpowder,MD(Masem.-Monkton)
<li>Difficult Run,VA(rt. 7 to rt.123)
<li>Sleepy Creek, WV
<li>Seneca Creek, MD @>2.5'
<li>Upper Goose Creek, VA
<li>Monocacy River, MD @>2.5'
<li>Mattaponi River/Pamunkey River,VA
<li>Opequon Creek, VA/WV
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<p>NOTE: You must know the "normal" sections of rivers run above for correct comparisons and what are "normal" water levels. Strainers, etc. can affect difficulty on a particular trip.
<p>#=Wills Creek has changed with recent flooding and would now be rated as harder.
<p>#=Shavers Fork has changed with recent flooding and is now generally easier.
<p>Not included above:expert runs on Great Falls (many routes), Cl. 4-5+ and Lower Difficult Run, Cl. 2-4+/7
Some Southern US area comparisons were added.
<p>Watauga Gorge would be below Upper Yough
<p>Chatooga Section 4 would be below Lower Biog Sandy
<p>Upper Tellico would be below Tygart Gorge
<p>Chauga Gorge would be below Lower Gauley
<p>Ocoee would be below Wills Creek
<p>Big Laurel Creek would be below Upper Meadow
<p>Chatooga Section 3 would be below Little Sandy
<p>Lower Tellico (350 CFS) would be below Trout Run listed above
<p>Nolichucky (1200 CFS) would be below Trout Run as listed above
<p>French Broad (Bernard-Hot Springs) would be below Lost River Gorge
<p>Pigeon River (below dam release) should be below Shade Creek
<p>Nantahala River would be below Hopeville Canyon
<p>Cartacay River would be below Muddy Creek
<p>Tuckaseigee would be below Potomac Needles
<p>Hiawassee River (below dam) would be below Thornton
<p>Other: Lower Moose River (N.Y.) would be below Tygart Gorge
<p>Middle Fork of the Salmon in Idaho would be below Trout Run
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