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Playspot NC Class II+

Rapid above Gabriel's

Haw - 3. Highway 64 to Jordan Reservoir (NC)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 1,001.0 – 12,000.0 CFS
Photo
Rapid above Gabriel's
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Don't have a name for this one but it is fun.  At the end of Ocean Boulevard and Three Foot Falls is a fun rapid.

Rocks split the river right channel in two.  Both sides are fun but the right has more play spots.  After sliding into the right side of the rocks, run a small ledge and then catch an eddy behind a large rock.  From here you can move back into the ledge to practice side surfing and spins.  You can play here at almost any level but it starts to get retentive around 3,000 cfs.

Once you finish, peel out and run the rest of the drop, which is a ledge formed by small boulders.  There is a large eddy below here to pick up the pieces and rest before Gabriel's Bend.

This entire rapids starts to push Class III around 6,000 cfs as some of the eddies disappear and it becomes continuous.

Location
Type
Playspot
Difficulty
Class II+
Mile Marker
0.5 mi
Directions
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3. Highway 64 to Jordan Reservoir
Haw
II-III 1.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater