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Access Site NC

Take Out

Raven Fork

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: Big Cove Community ᎪᎸᏅᏱ, NC
County: Swain
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 35.56550000, -83.24550000
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, NC 9.4 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
III-IV Take-out Straight Fork - Round Bottom to Raven Fork
136 ft/mi
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Current Conditions
-- • 1100.00-4000.00 cfs
Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, NC
Whitewater Runs on Raven Fork
3 runs
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
II-III+(IV) Put-in at this location 3. Confluence of Raven Fork and Straight Fork Raven Fork to Cherokee Park-n-Ride
8.1 mi 70 ft/mi
V+ Take-out at this location 2. Enloe Creek Trail to Big Cove Road
4.4 mi 390 ft/mi
IV-V Upstream from here (3.1 mi from take-out) 1. Right Fork to Enloe Creek Trail
4.0 mi 218 ft/mi
Whitewater data from American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Raven Fork Take Out is a whitewater take-out access point located in the Big Cove Community area of Swain County, North Carolina. This site serves paddlers finishing runs on Raven Fork, a whitewater river in the region. As a take-out location, it provides an exit point for kayakers and canoeists who have completed their upstream paddling or whitewater runs. The site is situated in the Cherokee region of western North Carolina, offering access to one of the area's notable whitewater runs.