The lower new offers a drumbeat of whitewater action, with rapids steadily increasing in size and difficulty from mild class ii's to a climactic series of thunderous class v's.

Lower New River American Whitewater
2015 the lower new offers some of the most versatile rapids and the broadest range of water levels in the country. The high volume flows match the colorado river in grand canyon. The lower new river cuts through the appalachian plateau in west virginia and meets the gauley river to form the kanawha river.