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Birch River, West Virginia

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AW Class: I-III
Length: 10.5 miles
Average Gradient: 27 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.51709
Longitude: -80.78224

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.58414
Longitude: -80.83628


Paddling Rivers Near Birch River, West Virginia:

   Birch River, Nicholas/BraxtonCounty, 3 miles away
      Class I-III - 10.5 miles long (Cora Brown Bridge to confluence of Diatter Run)

   Little Birch River, BraxtonCounty, 5 miles away
      Class I-II - 3.6 miles long (US 19 to confluence of Birch River)

   Muddlety Creek, NicholasCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-IV - 4.5 miles long (West Virginia 41 to Summersville Lake)

   Birch River, Webster/NicholasCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II+(IV) - 8.8 miles long (Boggs to Birch River)

   Laurel Creek - Elk River Tributary, Webster/ BraxtonCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III-IV - 9.4 miles long (Erbacon to Centralia)

   Big Beaver Creek, NicholasCounty, 16 miles away
      Class IV-V+ - 4.5 miles long (Craigsville to Gauley River)

   Gauley River, Webster/NicholasCounty, 18 miles away
      Class I-II - 9.8 miles long (Camden-0n-Gauley to Curtin Bridge)

   Gauley River, NicholasCounty, 18 miles away
      Class II-III(IV) - 8.4 miles long (Curtin Bridge to confluence with Big Beaver Creek)

   Gauley River, Nicholas/ FayetteCounty, 19 miles away
      Class IV-V - 9.8 miles long (Summersville Dam to Mason Branch)

   Buffalo Creek - Elk Tributary, ClayCounty, 19 miles away
      Class I-II - 4.7 miles long (Confluence with Taylor Creek to Swandale)

   Panther Creek, NicholasCounty, 20 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3.3 miles long (Confluence with Jim's Branch to confluence with Gauley River)

   Williams River, PocahontasCounty, 20 miles away
      Class I-III - 5.1 miles long (Day Run Camping area to Tea Creek)


Hotels near Birch River, West Virginia:

Microtel Gassaway Sutton, Gassaway
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6.9 miles away
Days Hotel Sutton Flatwoods, Sutton
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12.9 miles away
Comfort Inn Summersville, Summersville
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13.3 miles away
Sleep Inn Summersville, Summersville
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13.5 miles away
Super 8 Summersville, Summersville
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13.7 miles away
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Summersville, Wv, Summersville
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13.7 miles away
Hampton Inn Summersville, Summersville
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13.8 miles away
Best Western Summersville Lake Motor Lodge, Summersville
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15.4 miles away
Best Western Glenville Inn, Glenville
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20.6 miles away
Hawks Nest State Park, Ansted
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30.9 miles away
The Morris Harvey House, Fayetteville
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33.8 miles away
Quality Inn New River Gorge, Fayetteville
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34.5 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.


Campgrounds near Birch River, West Virginia:

   Flatwoods KOA, Sutton, 13 miles away

   Summersville Music Park Campground, Summersville, 13 miles away

   Mountain Lake Campground, Summersville, 18 miles away

   Cedar Creek State Park, Glenville, 18 miles away

   Summersville Lake Retreat, Mt Nebo, 19 miles away

   Camp Caesar, Cowen, 20 miles away


Marinas Near Birch River, West Virginia:

   Bee Run Docks, Sutton, 9 miles away

   Summersville Lake Marina, Summersville, 15 miles away

   Burnsville Docks, Burnsville, 20 miles away


Public Lands Near Birch River, West Virginia:

   Bluestone National Scenic River, Glen Jean - WV, 43 miles away

   Gauley River National Recreation Area, Glen Jean - WV, 43 miles away

   New River Gorge National River, Glen Jean - WV, 43 miles away

   Cedar Creek State Park, West Virginia, 19 miles away

   Hawks Nest State Park, West Virginia, 32 miles away

   Babcock State Park, West Virginia, 33 miles away

   Holly River State Park, West Virginia, 34 miles away


Lakes Near Birch River, West Virginia:

   Sutton Lake, Braxton , 10 miles away

   Summersville Lake, Nicholas , 19 miles away



Current weather conditions at Birch River, West Virginia
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Local climate location: GLENVILLE 22 miles away






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