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Waterfall GA Class V+

Marginal Monster

Overflow Creek - USFS Road 86B to Overflow Creek Road Bridge (GA)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Chattooga River at Burrells Ford, near Pine Mtn, GA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 2.0 – 4.0 FT

A good correlation for Overflow is to take the Burrell's Ford Chatt. reading and subtract 1.0 ft to get the Overflow level in feet at the takeout.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Marginal Monster
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
The Big Kahuna. Bad keeper hole on top left of first drop, one near-drowning reported. Catch the eddy at top after a hairy ferry. Can be run center over the rock, eddy out then boof the next 10 ft drop, or run right - eddy right and motor across the current left to boof the 10 footer. Undercut right and left here. Last drop has a thumping hole on right, run center or left for best results. Dry line is on the left.
Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class V+
Mile Marker
3.6 mi
Directions
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USFS Road 86B to Overflow Creek Road Bridge
Overflow Creek
IV-V(V+) 4.9 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater