Gauge Conditions

South Fork Catawba River at Lowell, NC Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

There are 3 main slots here at the site of an old bridge. River left slot is the easiest and has some fun splashy waves. The center slot is blocked unless there is high flow. Don't go down the center slow. The river right slot has a fun wave at the very top that can surf more than one boat at a time. After this wave it is read and run until the pool at the bottom.

The play wave at the top is obtanable from the river right eddy but you have to paddle hard.