Gauge Conditions

Laurel River at Municipal DAM near Corbin, KY Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Nasty Class V at the 2 & 3 feet (2500-400 CFS) releases. Very difficult canyon and boulder portage can be had. Some say the portage is better on the left. This rapid is very rare to be seen due to the elevation of Lake Cumberland covering it up most of the time. When Lake Cumberland elevation is below 705 ft look for it whether its there or not. More often than not its a pushed in hole by the lake and a nasty one at that. When the lake is down for maintainence and during September/October the rapid could be formidable.