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West Virginia tailwaters

The river below a dam. Releases, not weather, decide the flow, and cold water drawn from depth keeps trout alive far south of where they could otherwise live.

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2 tailwaters in West Virginia

WaterDischargePercentileTemp24hGuidesPrograms
Gauley River below Summersville DamWVGAULEY RIVER BELOW SUMMERSVILLE DAM, WVGauge data pending0none yet
West Fork River below Stonewall Jackson DamWVWEST FORK R BL STONEWALL JACKSON DAM NR WESTON, WV192 cfsn/a61.3 F→ steady0none yet

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