Jordan Run Falls is a
waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
on Jordan Run,
a tributary of the
North Fork South Branch Potomac River in
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West Virginia
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, United States. The drop is about .
Visiting
This waterfall is on private property. It can be accessed with permission from the owner. For owner contact information visit McGuinness Self Service at 4729 Jordan Run Rd, Maysville, WV 26833 (+13047497440). Lady at register seemed like it would be no problem, but that permission was required to be on the property to access.
Geography
Jordan Run Falls is situated in Jordan Run Gorge, a small canyon opening just northwest of the
Smoke Hole Caverns visitors parking lot. Jordan Run enters the main river at this point and the falls is located about upstream. It may be accessed by a somewhat arduous hike up the trail-less stream bed.
Kayaking
Jordan Run is considered a Class 5 stream and the falls is considered one of the biggest runnable waterfalls in West Virginia. Portaging around the falls can be accomplished high on river right. Wood obstacles are present in the water. Below the falls the run is considered Class 3.
See also
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List of waterfalls in West Virginia
There are about 275 waterfalls in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Surface waterfalls
Underground waterfalls
Many of the state's subterranean waterfalls far exceed the surface falls in height.
See also
* List of West Virginia-relat ...
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Jordan Run, West Virginia
References
External links
Jordan Run on Americanwhitewater.org
Waterfalls of West Virginia
Landforms of Grant County, West Virginia
Tourist attractions in Grant County, West Virginia
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