West Virginia /

Kanawha River

River in West Virginia · near Buffalo, Charleston, Chesapeake, Dunbar

Kanawha River has 11 boat ramps listed as public.

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys of February 28, 2020 to July 29, 2026. Not for navigation.

Channel surveys

  • Winfield Pool Kanawha River
    Condition survey of July 29, 2026 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet down to 46.3 ft, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
  • RC Byrd Pool Kanawha River
    Hydrographic survey of February 28, 2020 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet from 0.3 to 26.4 ft; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

Launches

Community

Where people who fish, boat and paddle Kanawha River talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.

Wikidata: Q918867