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Rapid NC Class III

Two Mile Runout

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

Description

A mix of class II and III water. There are three class III right bends, several class II to III wave-trains and shallow, low-angle slides...and usually new trees.

Location

Other Rapids on This Run (19)

Thorpe Dam

First Falls

High Falls

Put In Launch below High Falls

Put In Launch below High Falls

Put In Parking Area (Trailhead)

Debris Field (aka, First Boulder Garden)

Debris Field (aka, First Boulder Garden)

Cauldron (aka, Second Boulder Garden)

Cauldron (aka, Second Boulder Garden)

Trailside Stretch

Lead-in Ledges to Breakbone Falls

Breakbone Falls (aka, Flight Simulator)

Breakbone Falls (aka, Flight Simulator)

Residential Stretch

Kornegay's Cascade

Kornegay's Cascade

Cullowhee Forest Bridge

Cullowhee Forest Bridge

Mini Gorge (general description)

Mini Gorge's First Rapid: High Turnover (aka, The Crux)

Mini Gorge's First Rapid: High Turnover (aka, The Crux)

Mini Gorge's Second Rapid: Center Boof

Mini Gorge's Second Rapid: Center Boof

Mini Gorge's Third Rapid: Crevice Ledge (aka, Lumpy Ledge)

Mini Gorge's Third Rapid: Crevice Ledge (aka, Lumpy Ledge)

Mini Gorge's Fourth Rapid: Swirly Gneiss

Mini Gorge's Fourth Rapid: Swirly Gneiss

Thorpe Powerhouse - Take Out

Type

Rapid

Difficulty

Class III

Mile Marker

3.3 mi

Directions

Thorpe Dam to Thorpe Powerhouse on Tuckasegee Reservoir

Tuckasegee, West Fork

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater