Pillow Rock

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Pillow Rock is a famous Class V whitewater rapid on West Virginia’s Gauley River, renowned among rafters and kayakers for its powerful hydraulics and technical challenge.

All labels observed (1)

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Pillow Rock canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf recreational site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
whitewater rapid ⓘ
danger risk of flipping rafts ⓘ
risk of swimmer entrapment among rocks ⓘ
hasFeature large pillow-shaped hydraulic against a rock ⓘ
powerful recirculating holes ⓘ
strong lateral currents ⓘ
technical maneuvering around rocks ⓘ
hasReputation iconic rapid on the Gauley River ⓘ
knownFor powerful hydraulics ⓘ
technical challenge ⓘ
locatedIn Gauley River ⓘ
United States ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
managedBy U.S. river management and outfitter regulations on the Gauley River ⓘ
partOf Gauley River whitewater run ⓘ
linked to: Gauley River

Upper Gauley River section ⓘ
linked to: Gauley River
popularWith kayakers ⓘ
rafters ⓘ
requires advanced whitewater skills ⓘ
safety equipment ⓘ
riskLevel high ⓘ
riverSectionClass Class V ⓘ
season Gauley season (controlled dam-release period) ⓘ
usedFor commercial rafting trips ⓘ
expert-level kayaking ⓘ
waterSource Summersville Dam releases ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gauley River → hasRapid → Pillow Rock ⓘ
Gauley Season → notableRapid → Pillow Rock ⓘ