Slant Rock Rapid

Class III

whitewater kayaker paddling through Slant Rock Rapid on the Upper Gauley River in West Virginia

Slant Rock Rapid starts out shallow and technical. The widest channel converges against the right bank at the bottom of the rapid washing up along side and onto a slanted undercut rock.

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Slant Rock Rapid at 2800 cfs

Filmed from the left, this video includes a description of Slant Rock Rapid and contains footage of whitewater kayaking through the rapid.