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Access Site NC

Take Out

Oconaluftee River

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: Yellowhill Community ᎡᎳᏬᏗ, NC
County: Swain
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 35.51350000, -83.29940000
Air Temp: --
Location
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, NC 4.7 mi away
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Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, NC 10.2 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II-III+(IV) Take-out Raven Fork - 3. Confluence of Raven Fork and Straight Fork Raven Fork to Cherokee Park-n-Ride
70 ft/mi
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Current Conditions
-- • 650.00-2000.00 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) Take-out 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+ Upstream from here (5.2 mi from take-out) 2. Enloe Creek Trail to Big Cove Road
4.4 mi 390 ft/mi
IV-V Upstream from here (7.4 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 paddling access point located in the Yellowhill Community in Swain County, North Carolina. This is a take-out location designed for paddlers finishing a whitewater run on Raven Fork rather than a launch point. The site serves kayakers and canoeists navigating the whitewater sections of this creek system in the western North Carolina mountains. Being a take-out access, it provides the final exit point for those paddling downstream on Raven Fork.