Nemesis Rapid

Class III

whitewater rafting through Nemesis Rapid on the Upper Gauley River in West Virginia

There are three available channels in this rapid. The left channel is the widest. There is also a ten foot wide channel flowing from the center to the right, and a kayak slot on the far right. The boulder that separates the center channel from the kayak slot is badly undercut. The stratified right bank below this rapid is also quite undercut.

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Nemesis Rapid at 3200 cfs

Filmed from the center-right undercut at the entrance of the rapid, this video describes the features present in Nemesis Rapid and includes footage of whitewater rafting through the rapid..