West Virginia whitewater - Little Kanawha River, Upshur County
Upshur
county,
Arlington to Ingo section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-V 5.4 miles
This section of Little Kanawha River in Upshur County is 5.4 miles long and has been rated as a class III-V section by American Whitewater. The wonderful West Virginia scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Little Kanawha River beats anything. The Arlington to Ingo section is one of many paddling sections in this river system. The put-in is not too far from Clarksburg, as you can see on the road map further down. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. On this section you do get some distance, suitable for an afternoon trip.
The average West Virginia whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit easier to master than those in other states, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that many of the rivers here are not very demanding. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but if
you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way around here you'll find a large number of good spots.
Briefly about the general area: There's wonderful hiking along the Reverie Trail. Little Kanawha River typically gets a large amount of rainfall; July is the wettest month with most rain, and February meanwhile is the driest month. For the duration of the summertime highs here at Little Kanawha River reach the 80's. When the night
sets in temperatures plunge down into the 60's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Little Kanawha River are in the 10's.
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Little Kanawha River, Upshur
County
, 4 miles away, Class I-III - 6.7 miles long (Holly Grove to Arlington)
Holly River - Left Fork, Webster
County
, 7 miles away, Class II-III - 10.3 miles long (Hacker Valley to Mill Dam)
Buckhannon River - Left Fork of Right Fork, Upshur/ Randolph
County
, 12 miles away, Class II-III - 7 miles long (Helvetia to Newlonton)
Buckhannon - Right Fork, Upshur/ Randolph
County
, 12 miles away, Class II-III+ - 13.7 miles long (Pickens to Alexander)
Little Kanawha River, Braxton
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV - 0.1 miles long (at Falls Mill)
Buckhannon River, Upshur
County
, 12 miles away, Class I-III - 9.4 miles long (Alexander to Tenmile)
Sugar Creek, Webster
County
, 13 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 1.8 miles long (Confluence of Little Sugar Creek to confluence of Back Fork of Elk)
Buckhannon River, Upshur
County
, 13 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Tenmile to Sago)
Elk River - Back Fork, Webster
County
, 14 miles away, Class II-IV - 4.6 miles long (Confluence of Sugar Creek to Big Sycamore)
Grassy Creek, Webster
County
, 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.5 miles long (Orndoff Church to confluence with Right Fork of Holly River Close to Diana)