The Rivers
Precision Rafting Expeditions provides kayaking trips and wild water river rafting trips in the Maryland and West Virginia area, on 11 different beautiful rivers, including rafting on the Upper Yough. Please select a river below to find out more information about that river and to see the trips we run on that river.
The Upper Yough River - MOST POPULAR TRIP!
CLASS: 3-5
GRADIENT: 50 (3.5@115) per mile
VOLUME: 620 -1500 cfs
SEASON: April through October
SCENERY: Wild and Scenic
TIME: 3-5 hrs
LENGTH: 9.8 Miles
Top Yough River
CLASS: 4-5
GRADIENT: 100 per mile
VOLUME: 300 - 600 cfs
SEASON: April through October
SCENERY: Wild and Scenic
TIME: 2-3 hrs
LENGTH: 3.5 Miles
North Branch of the Potomac at Barnum
CLASS: 1-3
GRADIENT: 35 ft per mile
VOLUME: 800 -2000 cfs
SEASON: April through October
SCENERY: Lush and green , big mountains
TIME: 3-5 hrs
LENGTH: 6 Miles
North Branch of the Potomac at Kitzmiller
CLASS: 3-5
GRADIENT: 60 per mile
VOLUME: 1400 - 2800 cfs
SEASON: April through October after big rain events
SCENERY: Wild and Scenic
TIME: 5 - 7 hrs
LENGTH: 13 Miles
The Cheat Narrows River
CLASS: 1-3
GRADIENT: 20 ft per mile
VOLUME: 300 -6000 cfs
SEASON: April through October
SCENERY: Roadside river with giant boulders
TIME: 3-5 hrs
LENGTH: 4 - 6 Miles
The Upper Big Sandy River
CLASS: 1-4
GRADIENT: 4 miles @ 10 ft, 2 miles @45 Ft
VOLUME: 600 cfs - 4000 cfs
SEASON: April - early June
SCENERY: Rural and Wild
TIME: 3-5 hrs
LENGTH: 6 miles
The Savage River
CLASS: 3-4
GRADIENT: 75 per mile
VOLUME: 850 -1200 cfs
SEASON: April through October
SCENERY: Wild and Scenic
TIME: 2-3 hrs
LENGTH: 5.5 Miles
The Little Sandy River
CLASS: 3-4
GRADIENT: 40 ft per mile
VOLUME: 630 -2500 cfs
SEASON: April - May
SCENERY: Wild and Scenic
TIME: 2-4 hrs
LENGTH: 10 Miles
The Bear Creek River
CLASS: 3-4+
GRADIENT: 70 per mile
VOLUME: 600 -1200 cfs
SEASON: April through October
SCENERY: Rhododendron close forest
TIME: 1-2 hrs
LENGTH: 3.75 Miles
The Cheat Canyon River
CLASS: 3-5
GRADIENT: 30 ft. per mile
VOLUME: 850-6000 cfs
SEASON: April - June
SCENERY: Wilderness remote canyon
TIME: 5-7 hrs
LENGTH: 11 miles
The Lower Big Sandy River
CLASS: 4 - 5
GRADIENT: 2 miles at 30 ft per mile, 4 miles at 80 ft per mile
VOLUME: 500 -1200 cfs
SEASON: April - May, summertime after rain storms, Fall
SCENERY: Extremely remote , Beautiful pristine hardwood forests
TIME: 5-6 hrs
LENGTH: 6 miles