page_title: New River (Kanawha River tributary)
section_title: Recreation
hierarchical_section_title: New River (Kanawha River tributary) / Recreation
caption_attribution_description: Panoramic view from the National Park Service's New River Gorge Bridge Overlook, opposite from Fayetteville, WV, USA. On the left, the New River is visible as it flows through its deep gorge towards the viewer and continuing to the right. The sight of the river is blocked by trees in the middle. On the right, the New River Gorge Brige can be seen as it towers above the valley. The panorama consists of ten components: five forming a top row, and five on the bottom. It was assembled with Hugin 0.5 using Autopano-SIFT and nona as the stiching engine. The resulting TIFF was edited to correct two blending errors. The final file was saved to Progressive JPEG with a 95% quality setting in Irfanview.
context_page_description: The New River is a river which flows through the U.S. states of North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia before joining with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River at the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Part of the Ohio River watershed, it is about 360 miles long.
  The origins of the name are unclear. Possibilities include being a new river that was not on the Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia, an Indian name meaning "new waters", or the surname of an early settler. Despite its name, the New River is one of the five oldest rivers in the world geologically. However this claim is disputed by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey and the National Park Service.
  This low-level crossing of the Appalachians, many millions of years old, has long been a biogeographical corridor allowing numerous species of plants and animals to spread between the lowlands of the American East Coast and those of the Midwest. Unusual kinds of plants occur on the gorge's cliffs or rim-top ledges. Portions of this corridor are now also used by various railroads and highways, and some segments of the river have been dammed for hydroelectric power production.
context_section_description: The New River is spanned by the New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, which is open for BASE jumping on Bridge Day. It is also a very popular river for white water rafting (class II-IV in season, IV-V during the spring run-off), and several commercial outfitters offer a variety of guided trips. Those willing to brave the colder water of spring will be rewarded with a more challenging big-water experience. Near the bridge, there are over 1400 single pitch sport climbs and trails suitable for hiking and mountain biking.
caption: The New River Gorge and Bridge near Fayetteville, West Virginia
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