Access Site
NC
Put In
City: NC
County: Swain
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 35.62210000, -83.21150000
Air Temp: --
Location
Interactive access map
Loads when you reach this section.
Nearby Gauge Conditions
Cataloochee Creek near Cataloochee, NC
8.4 mi away
Pigeon River near Hepco, NC
12.5 mi away
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
III-IV
Put-in
Straight Fork - Round Bottom to Raven Fork
136 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 1100.00-4000.00 cfs
Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, NC
Whitewater Runs on Raven Fork
3 runsDifficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site:
Put-in at this location
This location is on the run
Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
Downstream from here Upstream from here
IV-V
This location is on this run
1. Right Fork to Enloe Creek Trail
4.0 mi
218 ft/mi
V+
Downstream from here (3.1 mi to put-in)
2. Enloe Creek Trail to Big Cove Road
4.4 mi
390 ft/mi
II-III+(IV)
Downstream from here (4.6 mi to put-in)
3. Confluence of Raven Fork and Straight Fork Raven Fork to Cherokee Park-n-Ride
8.1 mi
70 ft/mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Put In is a whitewater access point on Raven Fork located in Swain County, North Carolina. This is a dedicated put-in site for paddlers looking to access the whitewater sections of Raven Fork. The site serves as a launch point for kayakers and canoeists interested in running the whitewater features of this creek. Given its classification as a whitewater put-in, paddlers should be prepared for moving water conditions typical of mountain streams in western North Carolina.