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Waterfall GA Class II+

Powerline Waves

Sweetwater Creek - Sweetwater Creek State Park to Chattahoochee River (GA)

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Gauge Conditions

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, GA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 1.6 – 8.2 FT

After the Floods of 2009 a new gauge was installed. Min. 2.4 Max. 9.00 are the old flows. The new levels validated with several frequent local paddlers.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Nice riverwide surf wave/hole at some levels. Higher flows make for a better hole. There is a huge eddy river right under the rope swing that feeds you back onto the wave.

This one is best in the 5 foot range. It starts to wash out about 7.5 feet.