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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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Around Cheat River Outfitters

Swallow Falls Campground11.8 miDouble G RV Park16.5 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US

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.

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Typical flow by month at Cheat River at Albright, WV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
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

Today · Fri

67Maybe/ 100

Wind 12 kt · Gusts to 19 kt

CloudyHigh 57°F, low 41°FRain 9%Wind 12 kt, gusts 19

Streamflow

547 cfs

Below normal (25th)

Water level

10.68 ft

Water

59°F

Air quality

6 Good

Parsons monitor, 45 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 27 ft. NWS reads 10.68 ft here.

NWS forecast: 10.8 ft by Fri 7 AM, below flood stage.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: EPA Office of Atmospheric Protection via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.