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West Virginia · river

Dry Fork at Beartown

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

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River reading unavailable

Current river flow is unavailable or over an hour old. Weather alone cannot confirm conditions on this water.

Weather observation: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT.

River observation: unavailable.

Page checked: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:03:00 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Dry Fork at Beartown
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Panther State Forest.jpg by Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

9 mph

gusting to 17 mph

Air temp

57°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

Unavailable

USGS has not returned a fresh reading. See the gauge link below.

Weather outlook

Tuesday · 93

  • Mon

    92

  • Tue

    93

    Best

  • Wed

    93

  • Thu

    53

  • Fri

    38

  • Sat

    46

  • Sun

    62

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
11a917
12p1017
1p913
2p813
3p813
4p711
5p411
6p57
7p55
8p67
9p67
10p57

Current score unavailable

    We don't have launch notes for this one

    This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

    We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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