Gauley River

Gauley River
Sweet's Falls on the Gauley River
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	Randolph, Webster, Nicholas, Fayette
Physical characteristics
Source	North Fork Gauley River
• location	Gauley Mountain, Pocahontas County, WV
• coordinates	38°25′42″N 80°10′22″W / 38.42833°N 80.17278°W / 38.42833; -80.17278
• elevation	4,000 ft (1,200 m)
2nd source	South Fork Gauley River
• location	Pocahontas County, WV
• coordinates	38°22′43″N 80°12′52″W / 38.37861°N 80.21444°W / 38.37861; -80.21444
• elevation	3,937 ft (1,200 m)
3rd source	Middle Fork Gauley River
• location	Pocahontas County, WV
• coordinates	38°23′21″N 80°11′29″W / 38.38917°N 80.19139°W / 38.38917; -80.19139
• elevation	3,844 ft (1,172 m)
Source confluence	Three Forks of Gauley
• location	Webster County, WV
• coordinates	38°24′33″N 80°14′17″W / 38.40917°N 80.23806°W / 38.40917; -80.23806
• elevation	2,917 ft (889 m)
Mouth	Kanawha River[1]
• location	Gauley Bridge, WV
• coordinates	38°09′42″N 81°11′47″W / 38.16167°N 81.19639°W / 38.16167; -81.19639
• elevation	660 ft (200 m)
Discharge
• location	Belva, WV[2]
• average	2,680 cu ft/s (76 m3/s)[2]
• minimum	341 cu ft/s (9.7 m3/s)(1976)
• maximum	12,900 cu ft/s (370 m3/s)(1987)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Miller Mill Run, Williams River, Cranberry River, Meadow River

The Gauley River is a 105-mile-long (169 km)^[3] river in West Virginia. It merges with the New River to form the Kanawha River, a tributary of the Ohio River. The river features numerous recreational whitewater areas, including those in Gauley River National Recreation Area downstream of the Summersville Dam.