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River / section	KH rating	Class	Water level	Region	Miles	Portage assumed
AnimasCity Run	25	III	1,000 cfs	CO	5.1	Not recorded
Animas *Upper	34	V	2,500 cfs	CO	24.8	Lower Rockwood Box
ArkansasBrown's Canyon	24	III	1,500 cfs	CO	13	Not recorded
ArkansasPine Creek	35	V	1,000 cfs	CO	5.1	Not recorded
ArkansasRoyal Gorge	29	IV	1,500 cfs	CO	9	Not recorded
ArkansasThe Numbers	30	IV	1,500 cfs	CO	5.9	Not recorded
Arkansas *Fractions/Frogrock/Milkrun	17	III	1,500 cfs	CO	6.7	Frog Rock
BeaverEagle Section	33	V	Not recorded	NY	1	Not recorded
BeaverTaylorville Section	27	IV	Not recorded	NY	1.5	Not recorded
Beaver *Moshier Section	29	IV	Not recorded	NY	3	Put-in Slide, Moshier Falls
Big CreekUpper	34	V	Not recorded	TN	5.5	Not recorded
Big Laurel CreekSection not recorded	25	III	400 cfs	NC	3.7	Not recorded
Big Sandy CreekLower	31	IV	5.2' - 6.1'	WV	5.3	Big Splatt!
Big Sandy CreekUpper	23	III	6'	WV	5.6	Not recorded
Big Sandy Creek *Lower	33	V	6.8'	WV	5.3	Big Splatt!
Big South ForkGorge	25	III	2,000 cfs	TN	7.1	Not recorded
Black *Watertown to Brownville	26	IV	Not recorded	NY	4	Rocket Ride/Poop Chute forms a low head at high levels
Black Moshannon CreekGorton Road to Rt. 53 Bridge	20	III	bridge 6"	PA	3.3	Not recorded
BlackwaterLower	32	IV	Davis 350 cfs	WV	7.4	Not recorded
Blackwater *North Fork	36	V	Not recorded	WV	3.7	Douglas Falls
Blackwater *Upper	36	V	Davis 350 cfs	WV	2.5	Puke
CacaponSection not recorded	12	II	Not recorded	WV	11.6	Not recorded
Cache La PoudreGrandpa's Gorge/Lower Rustic	25	III	Pineview 4'	CO	10	Not recorded
Cache La PoudreUpper Mischawaka	28	IV	Pineview 4'	CO	4.3	Not recorded
Cache La Poudre *Big South Fork	36	V	500 cfs	CO	11.8	Cool World, Curtain Call
Cache La Poudre *Narrows	35	V	Pineview 2.5'	CO	3	Whiteline
Cache La Poudre *Spencer Heights	35	V	Painted Bridge Gauge 2.5'	CO	5	Rocket Launcher, Poudre Falls
CasselmanCasselman to Ft. Hill	16	III	Markleton 3'	PA	11.6	Not recorded
CasselmanFt. Hill to Confluence	13	II	Markleton 2'	PA	11.6	Not recorded
Cattaraugus CreekZoar Valley Gorge	15	III	Not recorded	NY	9.5	Not recorded
ChattoogaSection 2	10	II	Not recorded	GA	6.1	Not recorded
ChattoogaSection 4	31	IV	1.8'	GA	8.4	Five Falls
Chattooga *Section 3	22	III	1.8'	GA	19.7	Bull Sluice
ChaugaGorge	27	IV	1.5'	SC	9.3	Not recorded
CheatCanyon	26	IV	12.5' (Albright 2.5')	WV	10.6	Not recorded
CheatCanyon	29	IV	15' (Albright 5')	WV	10.6	Not recorded
CheatDry Fork	19	III	Parsons 4.5'	WV	13.1	Not recorded
CheatNarrows	18	III	2'	WV	3	Not recorded
CheatShavers Fork - Bemis to Bowden	23	III	1,000 cfs	WV	13.7	Not recorded
CheoahSection not recorded	30	IV	1,000 cfs	NC	9.1	Not recorded
Clear Creek *Black Rock	32	IV	450 cfs	CO	3.1	Black Rock Rapid, The Narrows, Rigor Mortis
Clear Creek *Lower	27	IV	425 cfs	CO	2.9	Rigor Mortis, Diversion Dam
Clear Creek into Obed(Lilly Bridge to old Nemo Bridge)	23	III	2,000 cfs	TN	9.8	Not recorded
Clear ForkBurnt Mill Bridge to Confluence with New River	15	III	250 cfs	TN	3.9	Not recorded
Clear Shade CreekSection not recorded	18	III	Ferndale 5'	PA	6.9	Not recorded
ColoradoGrand Canyon	26	IV	10,000 cfs	AZ	296	Not recorded
Connoquenessing Creek (Connie)Section not recorded	14	II	Zelienople 1.6'	PA	6.4	Not recorded
CranberrySection not recorded	26	IV	4.5'	WV	6.9	Not recorded
CuyahogaLock 29	10	II	1000 cfs	OH	2.4	Not recorded
CuyahogaLower Gorge (Dam to Chuckery Area)	16	III	600 cfs	OH	0.9	Not recorded
CuyahogaLower Gorge (Dam to Chuckery Area)	20	III	1,200 cfs	OH	0.9	Not recorded
CuyahogaUpper Gorge (Sheraton Section)	28	IV	600 cfs	OH	1.5	Not recorded
Daddy's CreekCanyon	27	IV	1.5'	TN	6.7	Not recorded
DeadwoodBottom	33	IV	Not recorded	ID	8.7	Not recorded
DeadwoodTop	33	V	Not recorded	ID	16.5	Not recorded
DeerfieldDryway	27	IV	1000 cfs	MA	2.5	Not recorded
DoeGorge	28	IV	Not recorded	TN	6	Not recorded
EagleDowd Chute	26	IV	Not recorded	CO	1.4	Not recorded
FallsSection not recorded	29	IV	medium flow	MI	2	Not recorded
Fike Run *Section not recorded	29	IV	1,500 cfs	PA	2.4	Hubbard's Cupboard/Chump's Choice
French BroadNorth Fork	29	IV	Not recorded	NC	7.2	Not recorded
French BroadSection 9	21	III	2,000 cfs	NC	8.2	Not recorded
GauleyLower	27	IV	2,800 cfs	WV	11.3	Not recorded
GauleyUpper	33	V	2,800 cfs	WV	9.2	Not recorded
Gauley *Upper	26	IV	400 cfs	WV	9.2	Iron Ring
Gragg ProngSection not recorded	37	V	Not recorded	NC	4.6	Not recorded
Green *Green Narrows	36	V	Not recorded	NC	3	Gorilla/The Flume
Gros VentreSection not recorded	26	IV	Not recorded	WY	4.3	Not recorded
HawLower	20	III	3,000 cfs	NC	1.3	Not recorded
HiawasseeSection not recorded	13	II	2,000 cfs	TN	5.6	Not recorded
Horsepasture *Section not recorded	36	V	Not recorded	NC	5.4	Rainbow Falls, Windy Falls
HudsonHudson River Gorge	23	III	3'	NY	15.4	Not recorded
JamesBalcony Falls Run	18	III	3,000 cfs	VA	4.7	Not recorded
JatunyacuSection not recorded	22	III	Not recorded	Ecuador	Not recorded	Not recorded
KennebeccKennebecc Gorge	29	IV	4,500 cfs	ME	3.4	Not recorded
Kicking HorseMiddle	29	IV	Not recorded	BC, Canada	1.5	Not recorded
KokosingSection not recorded	8	II	Not recorded	OH	21	Not recorded
Laurel CreekSection not recorded	32	IV	Not recorded	WV	8.7	Not recorded
Laurel Hill CreekSection not recorded	14	II	600 cfs	PA	8.5	Not recorded
Linville *Section not recorded	37	V	Not recorded	NC	16.9	Death Penalty
Little *Section not recorded	27	IV	Not recorded	TN	6.6	*
Little *Canyon	32	IV	Not recorded	AL	3	Falls, Avalanche, Suicide Section
Little BeaverNorth Fork	10	II	Not recorded	OH	5.5	Not recorded
Little BeaverState Park to Fredericktown	7	II	Not recorded	OH	6.4	Not recorded
Little PigeonWest Prong - Picnic Section	36	V	Not recorded	TN	1.5	Not recorded
Little Sandy CreekInto Upper Big Sandy	23	III	6'	WV	4.2	Not recorded
LochsaFish Creek to Split Creek	26	IV	6,000 cfs	ID	11.6	Not recorded
LoweKeystone Canyon	24	III	Not recorded	AK	5	Not recorded
MeadowLower	36	V	Not recorded	WV	4.5	Not recorded
MeadowMiddle	21	III	500 cfs	WV	6.7	Not recorded
MeadowUpper	27	IV	1,500 cfs	WV	15.6	Not recorded
MenomineePiers Gorge	26	IV	2,000 cfs	MI	2.7	Not recorded
MisahualliUpper	30	IV	Not recorded	Ecuador	Not recorded	Not recorded
Misahualli *Lower	32	IV	Not recorded	Ecuador	Not recorded	*
MissinaibiSection not recorded	16	III	Not recorded	ON, Canada	Not recorded	Not recorded
MooseLower	27	IV	5'	NY	9	Not recorded
Moose *Bottom	30	IV	3'	NY	5.1	Portage, Crystal, Magilla, Spine Compressor
NantahalaCascades	34	V	250 cfs	NC	0.8	Not recorded
NantahalaPower Plant to Wesser	19	III	Not recorded	NC	7.5	Not recorded
NantahalaUpper	24	III	400 cfs	NC	3.4	Not recorded
NenanaNenana Canyon	26	IV	Not recorded	AK	9.5	*
NewMcCreery to Thurmond	17	III	Not recorded	WV	12.6	Not recorded
NewNew River Gorge	27	IV	1'	WV	6.9	Not recorded
ObedObed Junction - Nemo	24	III	2,000 cfs	TN	9.8	Not recorded
OcoeeMiddle	25	III	1,200 cfs	TN	5.5	Not recorded
OcoeeOlympic Section	28	IV	1,600 cfs	TN	3.4	Not recorded
OttawaMain Channel or Middle Channel	27	IV	Not recorded	ON, Canada	6.2	Not recorded
Overflow CreekSection not recorded	35	V	2.5'	GA	4.9	Not recorded
PacuareSection not recorded	28	IV	Not recorded	Costa Rica	Not recorded	Not recorded
PayetteNorth Fork - Smiths Ferry to Banks	36	V	2,000 cfs	ID	16	Not recorded
PayetteSouth Fork - Staircase	28	IV	Not recorded	ID	4.9	Not recorded
PayetteSouth Fork - The Canyon	29	IV	Not recorded	ID	11.9	Not recorded
PenobscotCribworks	33	IV	3,500 cfs	ME	15.4	Not recorded
PeshtigoRoaring Rapids	23	III	750 cfs (12" painted gauge)	WI	5.3	Not recorded
PiatuaLower	24	III	Not recorded	Ecuador	Not recorded	Not recorded
PiatuaMiddle	27	IV	Not recorded	Ecuador	Not recorded	Not recorded
PigeonBig East Fork	36	V	Not recorded	NC	4.6	Not recorded
PigeonDries	30	IV	visual 400 cfs	NC	7.3	Not recorded
Pigeon *West Fork	33	IV	600 cfs	NC	3.8	Portage
Pine CreekSection not recorded	8	II	Not recorded	PA	17.5	Not recorded
PotomacGreat Falls - VA Lines	35	V	Not recorded	VA	0.4	Not recorded
PotomacNorth Branch - Barnum, WV to Bloomington, MD	18	III	1,000 cfs	MD	6.1	Not recorded
PotomacNorth Fork of South Branch (Hopeville Canyon)	19	III	6'	WV	4.4	Not recorded
Potomac (Kitzmiller)North Fork - Gormania, WV to Kitzmiller, MD	27	IV	4.5'	WV	15	Not recorded
Quemahoning CreekBoswell to Reservoir	14	II	Ferndale 5'	PA	3.4	Not recorded
RacquetteStone Valley	35	V	720 cfs	NY	3	Not recorded
Raven Fork *Section not recorded	37	V	Not recorded	NC	3.9	Class IV w/ Wood, Hale Mary, Big Boy
ReventazonSection not recorded	23	III	Not recorded	Costa Rica	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rio BlancoSection not recorded	24	III	Not recorded	Ecuador	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rio CangrejalMiddle	31	IV	Not recorded	Honduras	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rio CangrejalTop/Upper	29	IV	Not recorded	Honduras	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rio Cangrejal *Lower	26	IV	Not recorded	Honduras	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rio CosongaSection not recorded	33	IV	Not recorded	Ecuador	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rio JondachiLower	24	III	Not recorded	Ecuador	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rio JondachiMiddle	29	IV	Not recorded	Ecuador	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rio SicoSection not recorded	22	III	Not recorded	Honduras	Not recorded	Not recorded
Roaring ForkSlaughterhouse	30	IV	3'	CO	4.5	Not recorded
Rocky *West Branch	17	III	2.5'	OH	5.6	Sprague Street Dam
RogueWild Section	23	III	Not recorded	OR	34.5	Not recorded
Russell ForkAbove Breaks Park	23	III	800 cfs	VA	3	Not recorded
Russell ForkGorge Section	35	V	1,000 cfs	KY	4	Not recorded
Saint FrancisLower	21	III	300 cfs (3.5')	MO	Not recorded	Not recorded
SalmonMiddle Fork	24	III	3'	ID	101.2	Not recorded
SanteetlahUpper	34	V	Not recorded	NC	1.9	Not recorded
SavageSection not recorded	25	III	800 cfs	MD	4.9	Not recorded
SavageSection not recorded	27	IV	1,000 cfs	MD	4.9	Not recorded
Shade CreekSection not recorded	20	III	Ferndale 4.5'	PA	9.6	Not recorded
Shade CreekSection not recorded	21	III	Ferndale 5'	PA	9.6	Not recorded
Slippery RockLower (Eckert to Harris)	13	II	2'	PA	3.3	Not recorded
Slippery RockUpper (Gorge, Rose Point to Eckert)	20	III	400cfs (Mill 1')	PA	4.1	Not recorded
Slippery RockUpper (Gorge, Rose Point to Eckert)	21	III	1,000 cfs (Mill 2')	PA	4.1	Not recorded
SnakeAlpine Canyon	22	III	5,000 cfs	WY	7.9	Not recorded
Snake *Alpine Canyon	25	III	> 12,000 cfs	WY	7.9	Three Oar Deal
StonyMount Storm to Kitzmiller	30	IV	5.5'	WV	15.1	Not recorded
StonycreekCanyon (Foustwell Bridge to Carpenters Park)	21	III	Ferndale 3.5'	PA	5.6	Not recorded
StonycreekCanyon (Hollsopple Ballfield to Carpenters Park)	26	IV	Ferndale 5'	PA	5.6	Not recorded
StonycreekLower (Carpenters Park - Greenhouse Park)	13	II	Ferndale 3.5’	PA	3.7	Not recorded
TallulahGorge	34	V	700 cfs	GA	1.3	Not recorded
Teeter CreekSection not recorded	26	IV	Not recorded	WV	6.6	Not recorded
TellicoMiddle	22	III	400 cfs	TN	7.1	Not recorded
TellicoUpper (Ledges Section)	28	IV	500 cfs	TN	2	Not recorded
Tinker's Creek *Section not recorded	25	III	400 cfs	OH	4.3	Tinker's Falls
Tinker's Creek *Section not recorded	30	IV	800 cfs	OH	4.3	Tinker's Falls
TrintyBelow Pigeon Point	22	III	Not recorded	CA	24.2	Not recorded
Tuckasegee *Section3 (Dillsboro to 1392)	13	II	700 cfs	NC	5.2	Dillsboro Drop
TygartGorge	28	IV	Belington 5'	WV	12.4	Not recorded
TygartMiddle Fork (Audra State Park) into Tygart	28	IV	Audra 3.2’-6’	WV	2.9	Not recorded
Tygart *Arden to Big Cove Run	24	III	2.5'	WV	6.1	Well's Falls
Tygart Upper Middle ForkAbove Audra	14	II	5'	WV	3.1	Not recorded
UmpquaNorth Fork	22	III	Not recorded	OR	33.6	Not recorded
VermilionMiddle	8	II	4'	OH	8.1	Not recorded
WataugaGorge	34	V	350 cfs	NC	4.8	Not recorded
Whitewater *Upper	35	V	Not recorded	NC	3.7	Sieve Portage
WilliamsTea Creek to Three Forks of Williams	26	IV	450 cfs	WV	11.2	Not recorded
Wilson CreekThe Gorge	29	IV	3' to 3.3'	NC	1.8	Not recorded
WolfSection III	18	III	400 cfs	WI	10.1	Not recorded
WolfSection IV	23	III	400 cfs	WI	5.6	Not recorded
YoughioghenyLower	23	III	2'	PA	7.2	Not recorded
YoughioghenyLower	26	IV	5'	PA	7.2	Not recorded
YoughioghenyMiddle	12	II	2'	PA	9.1	Not recorded
YoughioghenyTop	30	IV	3'	MD	2.8	Not recorded
YoughioghenyUpper	32	IV	2'	MD	9.6	Not recorded
YoughioghenyUpper	34	V	>2.6'	MD	9.6	Not recorded
Youghiogheny *Bottom (Below Bruner Run)	14	II	2'	PA	11.5	South Connellsville Dam

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