← Whitewater · West Virginia rafting flows
🌊 Cheat · Class III-IV+Is Cheat Canyon running?
Site data as of Nov 5, 2026, 6:04 AM MT.
Off season (commercial)
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| Status | No current reading Off season (commercial) |
|---|---|
| River | Cheat |
| Section | 2. Albright to Jenkinsburg Bridge |
| Class | III-IV+ |
| Nearest town | Put In - Muddy Creek, Friends of the Cheat Access |
| Take-out | 39.59508, -79.74755 Take Out |
| Length | 9.5 mi · 15.29 km American Whitewater published miles; kilometres are that length converted |
| Difficulty | IIItoIVplus |
| Runnable range | No range on file. We only show a runnable range when a published source sets one for this gauge. |
| Commercial season | Not published (typical outfitter season) Off season (commercial) |
| Gauge | CHEAT RIVER AT ROWLESBURG, WV (USGS 03070000) |
| Note | Put-in from American Whitewater (aw_access_putin_named): Put In - Muddy Creek, Friends of the Cheat Access Class is the source's published rating, not a live hazard call. |
| More info | American Whitewater river page |
Named rapids
- Decision Class III 1.54 mi
- Beech Run Class III 2.39 mi
- Even Nastier Class III+ 3 mi
- Cue Ball Class III 5.81 mi
- Tier Drop Class III+ 6.2 mi
- High Falls Class IV 6.5 mi
- Coliseum Class IV+ 7 mi
- Pete Morgan - Lower Coliseum Class IV 8.17 mi
Names and classes are copied from the cited source for this run. They are not a live hazard rating.
Flows are informational, not a safety call. Gauge readings can be delayed, provisional, or wrong, and a gauge may be miles from the run. Rivers change fast. Check with a local outfitter or the managing agency (BLM, USFS, NPS, dam operator) before you go.
📅 Planning a trip or a season here
Commercial season months are not on file for this run.
Outfitters on this stretch with open guide jobs: All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting.
Gauges often go quiet off season (ice or seasonal shutdown). This page updates daily, so readings come back on their own once the gauge reports again.
The blue line is the published reach geometry. The second dot is the take-out. Neither is a flow measurement.
Housing around Put In - Muddy Creek, Friends of the Cheat Access
What seasonal workers usually pay, where to look, and public communities. Estimates are labeled. Nothing here is a listing we verified, and employee housing on a job post is separate from renting on your own.
What to expect to pay
We don't have a sourced rent range for Put In - Muddy Creek, Friends of the Cheat Access yet. Resort towns usually cost more than the nearest city once the season starts, and a room in a shared house is the usual seasonal setup. Use the searches below, ask in a local group, and don't send a deposit until you have a name, a written lease, and a way to see the place.
No dollar figure here is on purpose. We'd rather leave it blank than invent one.
Places to search
- Zillow rentals search — Put In - Muddy Creek, Friends of the Cheat Access, WVSearch results, not a specific listing.
- Apartments.com search — Put In - Muddy Creek, Friends of the Cheat Access, WVSearch results, not a specific listing.
- Facebook Marketplace search — Put In - Muddy Creek, Friends of the Cheat Access room for rentOpens a public search. Marketplace needs a Facebook login.
- Facebook group search — Put In - Muddy Creek, Friends of the Cheat Access seasonal housingSearch for groups. We don't link a group unless we've confirmed that exact URL.
- CoolWorks search — Put In - Muddy Creek, Friends of the Cheat AccessSeasonal jobs board. Some posts mention housing; read the employer page.
Communities
- r/whitewaterGeneral whitewater subreddit. Guides swap housing tips in season.
🚣 Book a guided trip
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🛶 Raft guide jobs near here
- River Guide · All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting, Walnut Creek / CA rivers CA
- Adventure / Raft Guide · ACE Adventure Resort, Oak Hill (New River Gorge) WV
- White Water Raft Guide · River & Trail Outfitters, Harpers Ferry WV
- River Guide (spring guide training) · River Expeditions, Oak Hill WV
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