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Description

South Fork of the Catawba river. The picture is of the Dam at flood levels. I did not take it. The takeout I would recommend for this section is at the Catawba Riverkeepers boathouse. This is on river right directly after the I85 bridge. Don't miss it as the dam is downstream. There is a nice parking lot here and a boat ramp too. There is also a walking trail that ends here so it is easy to look at the river and find a put in. Be nice, be respectful, and don't put in from someone's backyard The highest I have run this section is at 9ft, but I have heard of it being run up into the teens. Above 7 ft things start to get washed out. After the Dam I have not personally run, but you can see some whitewater from the bridge. Looks to be some very fun class 3 slides and holes. Would have to find a way down to the bottom to put in though.