Big Sandy Creek (Cheat River tributary)

Big Sandy Creek is a 31.3-mile-long (50.4 km)[3] mountain stream which begins in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and flows into Preston County, West Virginia, in the United States. The Big Sandy flows through Bruceton Mills and Rockville, West Virginia, before crashing down the mountainside and reaching its confluence with the Cheat River at the abandoned town of Jenkinsburg.

Big Sandy Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania, West Virginia
CountiesFayette PA, Preston WV
Physical characteristics
SourceChestnut Ridge, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
  locationFayette County, PA
  coordinates39°51′01″N 79°39′15″W
  elevation2,256 ft (688 m)[1]
MouthCheat River
  location
Jenkinsburg, WV
  coordinates
39°35′48″N 79°44′55″W
  elevation
616 ft (188 m)
Discharge 
  locationRockville, WV[2]
  average50 cu ft/s (1.4 m3/s)[2]
  minimum4.1 cu ft/s (0.12 m3/s)(1953)
  maximum931 cu ft/s (26.4 m3/s)(1912)
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
  leftBraddock Run, Scotts Run, Stony Fork, Little Sandy Creek (Big Sandy Creek), Glade Run, Little Sandy Creek, Parker Run, Sovern Run, Joe Run
  rightChaney Run, McIntire Run, Quebec Run, Tebolt Run, Hazel Run, Laurel Run

The Big Sandy is a popular whitewater kayaking run, a destination for paddlers from many states in the late winter and early spring. The most commonly run section is the Class-V Lower Big Sandy, from Rockville to Jenkinsburg, which contains two runnable waterfalls: Wonder Falls (Class IV) and Big Splat (Class 5.1).

See also

References

  1. "Big Sandy Creek Source". Elevation Query. U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  2. United States Geological Survey; USGS 03070500 BIG SANDY CREEK AT ROCKVILLE, WV; retrieved July 18, 2009.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
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