Big Sandy Creek | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania, West Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
Subdivision Name3: | Fayette PA, Preston WV |
Discharge1 Location: | Rockville, WV[1] |
Discharge1 Min: | 4.1cuft/s(1953) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 50cuft/s[2] |
Discharge1 Max: | 931cuft/s(1912) |
Source1: | Chestnut Ridge, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
Source1 Location: | Fayette County, PA |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.8503°N -79.6542°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 2256feet[3] |
Mouth: | Cheat River |
Mouth Location: | Jenkinsburg, WV |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.5967°N -79.7486°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 616feet |
Progression: | southeast |
River System: | Monongahela River |
Tributaries Left: | Braddock Run, Scotts Run, Stony Fork, Little Sandy Creek (Big Sandy Creek), Glade Run, Little Sandy Creek, Parker Run, Sovern Run, Joe Run |
Tributaries Right: | Chaney Run, McIntire Run, Quebec Run, Tebolt Run, Hazel Run, Laurel Run |
Big Sandy Creek is a 31.3adj=midNaNadj=mid[4] mountain stream which begins in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and flows into Preston County, West Virginia, in the United States. The Big Sandy flows through Bruceton Mills and Rockville, West Virginia, before crashing down the mountainside and reaching its confluence with the Cheat River at the abandoned town of Jenkinsburg.
The Big Sandy is a popular whitewater kayaking run, a destination for paddlers from many states in the late winter and early spring. The most commonly run section is the Class-V Lower Big Sandy, from Rockville to Jenkinsburg, which contains two runnable waterfalls: Wonder Falls (Class IV) and Big Splat (Class 5.1).