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The Gauley River is a 105-mile-long (169 km) [3] river in West Virginia. It merges with the New River to form the Kanawha River , a tributary of the Ohio River . The river features numerous recreational whitewater areas, including those in Gauley River National Recreation Area downstream of the Summersville Dam.
Kanawha and New River Power Company, a subsidiary of Union Carbide, diverted the New River to increase power generation at a plant in Alloy, West Virginia.Beginning in March of 1930, its contractor Rinehart & Dennis began construction of the 3-mile (4.8 km) tunnel carrying the river under Gauley Mountain.
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Direct and indirect tributaries of the Gauley River. Pages in category "Tributaries of the Gauley River" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Gauley may refer to: Gauley Artillery, American Civil War unit in West Virginia; Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, town in West Virginia; Gauley Bridge station, railroad station in West Virginia; Gauley Mills, West Virginia, unincorporated community in West Virginia; Gauley River, river in West Virginia
Gauley Bridge is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 614 at the 2010 census. The Kanawha River is formed at Gauley Bridge by the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers. Two miles to the southwest of Gauley Bridge, in Glen Ferris, is Kanawha Falls, a popular stopping point on Midland Trail Scenic Highway.
The Gauley River National Recreation Area, located near Summersville, West Virginia, protects a 25-mile (40 km) portion of the Gauley River and a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) segment of the Meadow River in southern West Virginia. Little of the national recreation area is accessible via roads; one must
Camden-on-Gauley is a town in Webster County, West Virginia, United States, along the Gauley River.The population was 126 at the 2020 census. [2]The town derives its name from Johnson N. Camden, a senator who was the proprietor of several businesses on the nearby Gauley River. [5]