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Put-in NC Class IV

Put In Launch below High Falls

Tuckasegee, West Fork - Thorpe Dam to Thorpe Powerhouse on Tuckasegee Reservoir (NC)

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Gauge Conditions
Tuckasegee River at SR 1172 near Cullowhee, NC Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Put In Launch below High Falls
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This is the recommended put in because it avoids two very difficult portages. A parking area is located about 0.25 mile after crossing the dam's spillway. The trail to the put-in begins with a gravel road and then becomes a trail with log steps and boulder steps down to a put-in that is sprayed with water comming off High Falls.

Put in below High Falls. To walk the put-in rapid, ferry across the river to the big eddy and the river right trail. A long class IV rapid begins immediately after the put-in. At levels higher than the normal release, the two rapids merge into one.

Location
Type
Put-in
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
0.0 mi
Directions
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Thorpe Dam to Thorpe Powerhouse on Tuckasegee Reservoir
Tuckasegee, West Fork
III-IV+ 5.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater