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Take-out NC

Take Out

Forney Creek - Trailside (NC)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, NC Downstream Primary

Runnable: 950.0 – 2,000.0 CFS

This flow is an estimate. Most of the runs on this side of the Smokies are good between 1,000 and 2,000. Pack rafters will likely have fun down to 800 or so.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Take Out is a portage location marking the end of the Forney Creek whitewater section, requiring paddlers to exit their boats and carry equipment around an unrunnable stretch. The rapid area likely contains significant obstacles or gradient that make downstream travel impossible, necessitating a careful and strategic transition point for boaters.