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Rapid NC Class IV+

Beauty and Beast

Chattooga - Chattooga Cliffs - Grimshawes Bridge to Bull Pen Bridge (NC)

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Gauge Conditions
Chattooga River at Burrells Ford, near Pine Mtn, GA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 350.0 – 1,200.0 CFS

Due to an arbitrary decision by the Forest Service, the river is not boatable unless the river has previously exceeded 350 cfs the same day.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Beauty and Beast
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Long approach into last alleyway. Initial approach relatively easy but a must catch eddy before a fast chute feeding into a strainer with a thin line on the right.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV+
Mile Marker
0.9 mi
Directions
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Chattooga Cliffs - Grimshawes Bridge to Bull Pen Bridge
Chattooga
IV-V 3.5 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater