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Cheat River Outfitters

Cheat River Outfitters

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Cheat River Outfitters is a whitewater rafting outfitter in Albright. They offer fully guided whitewater rafting trips on the Cheat Canyon and Cheat Narrows sections of the Cheat River. The Class V Cheat Canyon runs in the spring, while the Class II-III Cheat Narrows is suitable for beginner and experienced paddlers alike.

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Rafting, Whitewater

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Typical flow by month

1997 to 2026

The water at Cheat River Outfitters typically runs highest in February, at a median 3,070 cfs, and lowest in September, at 371 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 42,600 cfs, in 2021.

Typical flow by month at Cheat River at Albright, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January2,1601,280 to 4,280
February3,0701,850 to 5,890
March2,7401,910 to 4,490
April2,7251,370 to 4,730
May2,5401,410 to 3,930
June1,070661 to 2,175
July826403 to 1,740
August628322 to 1,280
September371147 to 851
October533308 to 1,450
November1,295778 to 2,690
December2,4101,410 to 4,360

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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cheat River at Albright, WV (site 03070260). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

34No-go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Mon, Sep 28 (96)

Streamflow

3,430 cfs

Above normal (90th)

Water level

13.49 ft

Water

71°F

High today

65°F

Wind

19 kt

Gusts 39 kt

Rain chance

62%

Week ahead

Tue65°F62%
Wed58°F25%
Thu66°F17%
Fri70°F2%
Sat68°F2%
Sun68°F2%
Mon74°F4%

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

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