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	Gauley River National Recreation Area - Gauley River National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)
		The 25 miles of free-flowing Gauley River and the six miles of the Meadow River pass through scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide variety of natural and cultural features.
		Weather in the Gauley River area is seasonal, and the climate generally mild.
		The eastern hellbender is a rare salamander that is found in the Gauley River Gorge.
	www.nps.gov /gari (277 words)

	Gauley River white water river rafting, West Virginia - River Riders
		This river is a dam released river with its water source at Summersville Lake, the states largest man-made lake.
		This release is scheduled in cooperation with whitewater outfitters to insure optimum flow for rafting on the Gauley River.
		This section of the Gauley River is described by the book "Wildwater West Virginia" as '12 miles of the swirling, crashing, pounding end.' and is worth every adjective.
	www.riverriders.com /RRMain.asp?Option=Detail&Activity=Rafting&TripID=4 (706 words)

	Gauley River - West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
		The Gauley River rises in the western part of Pocahontas County, flowing in a southwesterly direct across Webster and Nicholas counties, to a junction with New River in Fayette County, forming the Kanawha River.
		The basin of the Gauley River is bounded on the east by that of the Greenbrier River and on the north and west by that of the Elk River.
		The principal tributaries of the Gauley River are Williams, Cranberry, and Cherry rivers, Muddlety and Hominy creeks, Meadow River and Twenty mile Creek.
	www.wvexp.com /index.php/Gauley_River (350 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gauley River National Recreation Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Gauley River National Recreation Area protects a portion of the Gauley River in southern West Virginia.
		Little of the park is accessible via roads; one must travel via the river.
		The Gauley River is one of the most popular advanced whitewater runs in the Eastern United States and is the chief feature of the Gauley River National Recreation Area.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gauley-River-National-Recreation-Area (163 words)

	Gauley River rafting - Gauley River white water rafting in WV
		This legendary river is one of the top rated rivers in the world for whitewater rafting vacations, and Extreme Expeditions whitewater rafting trips are second to none in the industry.
		Gauley River white water rafting is truly a world class rafting experience and Extreme Expeditions recommends a two-day adventure on the Gauley River for maximum enjoyment of the most premier stretch of whitewater in the country.
		This Gauley River rafting trip is recommended for those over the age of 18, with prior class V+ rafting experience, excellent health, and the ability to calmly respond to adverse and difficult whitewater situations.
	www.goextreme.com /river-vacations/extreme (661 words)

	Upper Gauley River: White water rafting in West Virginia (WV)
		The Gauley River, most famous for its world-class whitewater in the fall, is a hidden gem in the spring and summer.
		Due to fluctuating water levels and river conditions NARR river staff has discretion to run the trip on any section of the Gauley River, in their choice of craft including duckies, or move to the New River without advance notice.
		Gauley River Overnight - First day is a full day on the Upper with lunch, dinner and riverside camping.
	www.narr.com /upper_gauley_river.html (722 words)

	Gauley River Rafting WV Lower & Upper Gauley Whitewater Rafting - Rivers Resort
		Gauley River Rafting WV Lower and Upper Gauley Whitewater Rafting - Rivers Resort
		Gauley River White Water Rafting in WV 2007 Fall Gauley Rafting Season
		The Upper Gauley river, located in the heart of West Virginia, is truly world class whitewater, characterized by enormous water, steep drops and technical rapids.
	www.riversresort.com /gauley.html (333 words)

	Gauley River Rafting West Virginia: White water rafting Gauley River - WV river rafting on the Gauley River
		Raft the Gauley River, Spring thru Fall and have the ultimate Gauley River white water rafting trip.
		Gauley Fest started in 1983 to celebrate the refutation of the hydroelectric project that would have disrupted the whitewater on the Gauley.
		Gauley Fest focuses on the outdoors, bringing in vendors that sale kayaks, climbing equipment, t-shirts and etc. One of the main events at Gauley Fest is the base jumpers and rappelling from the New River.
	www.awrafts.com /whitewater_rafting/gauley_river_rafting.php (355 words)

	Dom Nozzi's Gauley River Adventures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The river is controlled by a dam, which releases water for 12 weeks in early fall.
		Gauley, after all, is considered the most difficult run in North America.
		It is billed as one of the world's ten greatest rivers, and with the Colorado, one of the two greatest in the U.S. The Gauley has received "National River" status from the federal government.
	www.afn.org /~savanna/gauley.htm (458 words)

	Gauley River Whitewater Rafting in West Virginia
		In 1988, the Gauley River National Recreation Area was established to protect this precious resource.
		The Gauley is twice as long and twice as steep as the New.
		The river can be rafted from spring to late fall depending on natural flows, but the legendary "Gauley Season" begins when water is released from Summersville Lake for six weeks after Labor Day.
	www.americasbestwhitewater.com /gauley_river_rafting.cfm (551 words)

	Gauley River Rafting in West Virginia
		North American River Runners has been offering West Virginia whitewater rafting trips on the New and Gauley Rivers for more than 30 years.
		Gauley River rafting is not for inexperienced rafters.
		North American River Runners is considered one of the oldest and largest whitewater rafting outfitters in West Virginia.
	www.rafting.com /gauley-river-rafting.htm (401 words)

	Improvements help, but whitewater rafting on Gauley River still challenging as ever
		But the memory of that first Gauley trip, one of many rivers the Rodmans were the first to run in their oar-powered rafts, is still fresh.
		But the Gauley would prove to be one of the most challenging and intimidating rivers they've ever run.
		The rock formation forces the river to turn sharply to the right where it drops dramatically and slams into a series of rocks along the right shore before it doglegs to the left.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports_headlines/19990912gauley8.asp (1326 words)

	Gauley River Whitewater Rafting: Trips, Guides, Outfitters: West Virginia (WV)
		Truly a world-class whitewater river, the Ninth Annual World Rafting Championships were held on the Gauley River in September of 2001, with five-hundred of the world's best whitewater rafters competing in the biggest and most exciting whitewater rafting event in the world.
		The Gauley River rages for 20 days in autumn, during Gauley Season when Summersville Reservoir is lowered to accommodate snowmelt.
		During Gauley Season, which runs from early September until mid-October, tens of thousands of rafting enthusiasts converge on the canyon of the Gauley River to enjoy some of the best whitewater rafting in the U.S. Water levels are then increased as Summersville Lake, upstream, is drawn down to its winter pool.
	www.wvbridgeday.com /gauley-river-rafting.php (582 words)

	CB&I : Project Profile – Gauley River Penstock
		The Gauley River in Summersville, West Virginia, is one of the best rivers in North America for whitewater rafting.
		Gauley River Power Partners L.P. built an 80-megawatt hydroelectric power plant at the base of the dam to take advantage of this renewable energy resource.
		In order to maintain use of the river for whitewater rafting, the Corps of Engineers required that a portion of the penstock be installed in a very short time.
	www.cbi.com /services/projects/gauley-river-penstock.aspx (370 words)

	Rafting West Virginia's Gauley River on Wetdawg.com
		Bud Frantz, with Class VI River Runners, was one of the first guides on the Gauley River and he probably has logged more guided Gauley River trips than any other human being.
		The 2003 Gauley River season is the 30th consecutive year for commercial rafting by West Virginia's numerous outfitters and guides.
		With a riverbed that drops more than 800 feet in 27 miles, the Gauley River is the ultimate challenge in whitewater rafting for guides and their groups of rafters.
	www.wetdawg.com /pages/gauley.html (1207 words)

	GORP - Gauley River NRA - West Virginia
		The 25 miles of Gauley River and six miles of the Meadow River pass through scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide variety of natural features.
		Dropping 26 feet per mile through a gorge that averages 500 feet in depth, the Gauley is famous for its outstanding whitewater and is one of the most technical rivers in the nation.
		It is believed the first recreational use of the Gauley River began in the early 1900's in the community of Swiss.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nra/wv_gaule.htm (541 words)

	Gauley River National Recreation Area - West Virginia - Page One - OutdoorPlaces.Com
		The poorly named New River, which flows northward before meeting with the Gauley at the headwaters of the Kanawha, is estimated to be flowing in its' current track for the last 65 million years.
		Although the Gauley River has always had exceptional whitewater, it ironically owes its' world fame and status to man. In the 1960's the Army Corp of Engineers built a series of dams in the eastern United States for flood control and economic stimulation.
		The Upper Gauley represents the first ten mile stretch of the river and is a continuous assault of over 50 Class III to Class V+ rapids including the 12 feet drop of Sweetwater Falls.
	www.outdoorplaces.com /Destination/USNP/wvgauriv (1106 words)

	Gauley River Rafting trips in West Virginia - Songer Whitewater Rafting 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		These big, steep, technical rapids have won the Gauley River much acclaim and have made it known worldwide as a premier whitewater rafting destination.
		This trip includes two days on the river, one night of camping, lunch and dinner day one, breakfast and lunch day 2 and after trip beverages.
		Our Lower Gauley River high adventure rafts are outfitted for up to 6 paddlers, while our Upper Gauley River trips allow up to 4 paddlers.
	www.songerwhitewater.com /gauleyriver.htm (919 words)

	Gauley River Trips
		The Gauley is a dam controlled river with one of the largest earthen dams in the country holding back the Summersville Lake.
		This river really consists of three separate sections with the Upper being run in the Spring, or when it rains and when there is a scheduled dam release in the Fall.
		This is the longest on the river with 1/4 of a mile of continuous paddling and maneuvering and it all starts with Five O, a monster of a wave that greets you at the entrance.
	home.comcast.net /~armtdm/gauley.htm (1837 words)

	West Virginia Adventures Whitewater Rafting New River Gorge & Gauley River Trips
		Rafting the New and Gauley rivers in West Virginia is a fun and short leisure activity.
		We are certainly not the only rafting company who runs the New and the Gauley Rivers, but we believe we are the best.
		The Incredible, Unforgettable Gauley River Known far and wide as some of the most intense whitewater rafting to be found in North America, the Gauley River is the river for whitewater adventure.
	www.trywva.com (519 words)

	Gauley River - Whitewater rafting West Virginia
		Established in 1988, twenty-five miles of the Gauley River (and six miles of the Meadow River) in West Virginia are preserved as they pass through scenic gorges and valleys.
		The Gauley River is a legend, attracting whitewater enthusiasts from around the globe for the prime, world class white water rafting created by the releases from Summersville Dam.
		The Gauley River is considered by many to be one of, if not THE best, white water rafting runs in the country.
	www.gauleyriver.com (297 words)

	Gauley River Rafting and Gauley River Whitewater Rafting: Gauley River West Virginia
		The Gauley River in West Virginia is the crown jewel rafting trip in the east.
		The main rafting trips on the Gauley River are the upper and lower.
		The lower Gauley river whitewater rafting trip is exciting but more mellow and is good for first timers.
	rafting.allaboutrivers.com /West_Virginia_river_rafting/Gauley_River_rafting-riv56.html (294 words)

	Pilot Guides.com: Rafting the Gauley River
		That's when one million tons of water is released out of the Summerville Dam and into the Gauley River to bring the lake to its winter level.
		He starts on the Lower Gauley, then heads to the Upper Gauley, near the Summerville Dam, where he experiences Class 5 white-water rafting.
		The Gauley boasts a hundred rapids in a 24-mile stretch and five of them are rated Class 5.
	www.pilotguides.com /destination_guide/north_america/washington_dc/rafting_the_gauley_river.php (758 words)

	Gauley River WV - Rafting Whitewater Fall Gauley River - Fayettville WV Outpost
		The Gauley River's backdrop is a remote canyon with towering sandstone cliffs and steep slopes of brilliant fall foliage.
		On selected dates in September and October, an immense volume of water is released from the Summersville Dam to create World Class whitewater on the Upper and exciting Adventure class rapids on the Middle and Lower sections.
		Similar in character to the Upper Gauley River but not quite as intense or technical rafting, this ten-mile section has huge waves and includes Koontz's Flume, Mash, and last but certainly not least, Pure Screamin' Hell.
	www.usaraft.com /river_rafting/gauley_river.php (302 words)

	Canoe and Kayak - Gauley River Access - West Virginia
		One of West Virginia's most treasured outdoor resources and 23 million dollar local economic engine for the fall tourist season, the Gauley River, is under pressure from landowners to limit access for private non-commercial paddlers.
		When the Gauley River National Recreation Area was created the law required the Park Service to purchase an access area at Woods Ferry.
		The Gauley River is a unique natural treasure and has been consistently rated as one of the top ten whitewater runs in the country.
	www.canoekayak.com /features/paddling-news/gauleyriveraccess/index.html (569 words)

	New & Gauley River Adventures, West Virginia Whitewater Rafting;West Virginia Adventure Vacation, West
		For 30 years we have been honored to serve our guests with not only intriguing and exiting whitewater rafting trips down the New and Gauley Rivers, but to make many friends along the way.
		Our trademarks in West Virginia whitewater rafting are two beautiful rivers, the New River and Gauley River.
		Year-round, we put together complete vacation packages and family vacation packages that also can include hiking, biking, climbing, photo safaris, caving, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, and a host of other outdoor winter sports.
	www.gauley.com (336 words)

	West Virginia Rafting — Gauley River, New River \| Rafting America
		West Virginia white water rafting trips on the Gauley River and New River are fun for all ages and abilities.
		The New River Gorge in the New River Recreational Area and the Gauley River National Recreation Area comprise the largest federally protected watersheds in the Eastern United States.
		The Gauley River in West Virginia is world renown for being one of the world's top ten whitewater rafting destinations.
	www.raftingamerica.com /interior.php?page=west_virginia (265 words)

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