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Hazard GA Class III

Seven Car Pile-up

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
Seven Car Pile-up
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Blind, snaky S-turn starting far left. Tuck your elbows here, very narrow. Boats can get stuck if angled left at low water; if you're next in you won't know it - hence the name. This one gets more difficult at lower water levels.

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
1.2 mi
Directions
Navigate
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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