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Rapid TN Class II

BFR

Pigeon - 1. Walters Power Plant at Waterville/Big Creek to Hartford Bridge (TN)

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Gauge Conditions

Pigeon River below Power Plant near Waterville, NC Upstream Primary

Runnable: 300.0 – 4,500.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Below the pool is a house sized rock -BFR. Big "Friendly" rock, although there is another opinion as to what the "F" stands for. You can run either to its left or right. Behind the rock is a large eddy. It's not much of a rapid, but has a significant visual impact.