The Cheat River is 78.3 miles long and meanders through remote well kept farmlands. This stretch of the Cheat River features many difficult rapids. After passing several Class II-III rapids, there is a large boulder called Calamity Rock. Usually this boulder should be run through the right passage but at high levels its best to run along the left bank. After passing the boulder the river narrows with 3 major rapids creating crosscurrents and eddies.