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Blackwater Outdoor Adventures

Blackwater Outdoor Adventures

Blackwater Outdoor Adventures is a kayak & canoe livery in Parsons.

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Kayaking, Canoeing

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Typical flow by month

1913 to 2026

The water at Blackwater Outdoor Adventures typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,220 cfs, and lowest in September, at 238 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 70,000 cfs, in 1986.

Typical flow by month at Cheat River near Parsons, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January1,400747 to 2,750
February1,650871 to 3,070
March2,2201,410 to 3,770
April2,0401,245 to 3,205
May1,350772 to 2,510
June770389 to 1,515
July483260 to 986
August385201 to 840
September238116 to 564
October343163 to 872
November816479 to 1,600
December1,390789 to 2,590

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 113 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cheat River near Parsons, WV (site 03069500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

72Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Mon, Sep 28 (96)

Streamflow

8,200 cfs

Much above normal (95th)

Water level

8.69 ft

Water

64°F

High today

69°F

Wind

7 kt

Gusts 15 kt

Rain chance

67%

Week ahead

Tue69°F67%
Wed63°F27%
Thu66°F26%
Fri70°F2%
Sat68°F3%
Sun68°F3%
Mon74°F3%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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