Put-in
NC
Put In Parking Area (Trailhead)
Tuckasegee, West Fork - Thorpe Dam to Thorpe Powerhouse on Tuckasegee Reservoir (NC)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description
Park here to begin the winding trail down to the base of High Falls. Stay on the trail all the way to the river to avoid launchinc above some huge unrunnable waterfalls. This trail, like the releases, were negotiated by American Whitewater and our partners as part of the hydropower dam relicensing in the early 2000's.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (19)
Hazard
N/A
Thorpe Dam
Waterfall
VI
First Falls
Waterfall
VI
High Falls
Rapid
IV
Put In Launch below High Falls
Rapid
IV
Debris Field (aka, First Boulder Garden)
Hazard
IV
Cauldron (aka, Second Boulder Garden)
Rapid
III
Trailside Stretch
Rapid
III
Lead-in Ledges to Breakbone Falls
Waterfall
IV+
Breakbone Falls (aka, Flight Simulator)
Rapid
III
Residential Stretch
Rapid
III+
Kornegay's Cascade
Rapid
III
Cullowhee Forest Bridge
Rapid
IV
Mini Gorge (general description)
Rapid
IV
Mini Gorge's First Rapid: High Turnover (aka, The Crux)
Rapid
III+
Mini Gorge's Second Rapid: Center Boof
Rapid
IV
Mini Gorge's Third Rapid: Crevice Ledge (aka, Lumpy Ledge)
Rapid
III+
Mini Gorge's Fourth Rapid: Swirly Gneiss
Rapid
III
Two Mile Runout
Rapid
II
Thorpe Powerhouse - Take Out
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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
American Whitewater