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Buckhannon River, West Virginia

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QUICK STATS
AW Class: I-II
Length: 2.3 miles
Average Gradient: 15 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.06861
Longitude: -80.10361

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.0955
Longitude: -80.0759


Paddling Rivers Near Buckhannon River, West Virginia:

   Buckhannon River, BarbourCounty, 1 miles away
      Class I-II - 2.3 miles long (Rangoon to Tygart Junction)

   Middle Fork, BarbourCounty, 3 miles away
      Class III-IV - 7 miles long (Audra State Park to Tygart River Confluence)

   Middle Fork, Barbour/RandolphCounty, 5 miles away
      Class I-III - 5 miles long (Confluence of Laurel Fork to Audra State Park)

   Sand Run, UpshurCounty, 8 miles away
      Class I-II(III) - 6.4 miles long (Confluence of Beech Run to confluence of Buckhannon River)

   Laurel Creek - Tygart Tributary, BarbourCounty, 9 miles away
      Class IV-V+ - 5.8 miles long (West Virginia 38 to Tygart River)

   Tygart Valley River, BarbourCounty, 10 miles away
      Class III-V - 8 miles long (Above Arden to Big Cove Run)

   Tygart Valley River, BarbourCounty, 11 miles away
      Class III-V - 11.8 miles long (Belington to Buckhannon River)

   Tygart Valley River, Randolph/BarbourCounty, 11 miles away
      Class II-III+ - 8.4 miles long (Aggregates to confluence with Beaver Creek)

   Roaring Creek - Tygart Valley River Tributary, RandolphCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-IV - 5 miles long (Coalton to confluence of Tygart Valley River above Norton)

   Buckhannon River, UpshurCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Tenmile to Sago)

   Teter Creek, BarbourCounty, 14 miles away
      Class IV - 4 miles long (Nestorville to Tygart River)

   Sandy Creek, Barbour/ TaylorCounty, 16 miles away
      Class III-V - 3.3 miles long (Bridge at Hiram to Tygart Reservoir)


Hotels near Buckhannon River, West Virginia:

The Bicentennial Inn, Buckhannon
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10.4 miles away
Microtel Buckhannon, Buckhannon
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10.7 miles away
Hampton Inn Buckhannon, Buckhannon
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12.4 miles away
Tygart Lake State Park, Grafton
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14.4 miles away
Microtel Inn and Suites Bridgeport, Bridgeport
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16.3 miles away
Wingate by Wyndham Bridgeport WV, Bridgeport
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16.4 miles away
Hilton Garden Inn Clarksburg, Clarksburg
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16.6 miles away
Knights Inn Bridgeport, Bridgeport
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16.7 miles away
Travelodge Bridgeport/Clarksburg, Bridgeport
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16.7 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites BRIDGEPORT, Bridgeport
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16.8 miles away
BEST WESTERN Bridgeport Inn, Bridgeport
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16.8 miles away
Holiday Inn CLARKSBURG-BRIDGEPORT, Bridgeport
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16.9 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.


Campgrounds near Buckhannon River, West Virginia:

   Audra State Park, Buckhannon, 9 miles away

   Stonecoal Campground, Buckhannon, 14 miles away

   Whisper Mountain Campground, Roanoke, 15 miles away

   Tygart River Camping Area, Grafton, 16 miles away

   Tygart Lake State Park, Grafton, 17 miles away

   Pioneer Campground, French Creek, 18 miles away

   Middle Mountain Cabin - Monongahela National Forest, Elkins, 18 miles away


Marinas Near Buckhannon River, West Virginia:

   Tygart Lake Marina, Grafton, 15 miles away


Public Lands Near Buckhannon River, West Virginia:

   Audra State Park, West Virginia, 3 miles away

   Tygart Lake State Park, West Virginia, 10 miles away

   Valley Falls State Park, West Virginia, 17 miles away

   Holly River State Park, West Virginia, 27 miles away

   Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, 30 miles away


Lakes Near Buckhannon River, West Virginia:

   Rock Lake, Marion , 17 miles away



Current weather conditions at Buckhannon River, West Virginia
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Local climate location: BUCKHANNON 6 miles away






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