Residential Stretch
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
A few class II+/III slides and ledges form the runout of Breakbone Falls and lead to a right bend that is soon followed by three houses and a stretch of class II bouldery water. The river bends right again after this stretch and offers a 3 to 5 foot river-left boof in the bend. Several class II+ ledges and a couple class III ledges (some bouldery, others bedrock) and small slides follow.
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
N/A
Put In Parking Area (Trailhead)
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+
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