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Waterfall SC Class IV+

Blythe Shoals

American Whitewater 35.0708, -82.5707

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Gauge Conditions

South Saluda River near Cleveland, SC Upstream Primary

Runnable: 50.0 – 1,000.0 CFS

Wide range of boatable flows. Basically a wet seal launch at lower flows. Big Class V with monster holes at high flows.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

A three tiered falls which can be run many ways, but the most common way is to start left then to the middle of the river for a small boof, be sure to boof because there is a pothole in the middle of a river and another on river left of that same middle drop. Then head back to left to skirt the hole. At the right level there can be a small surf wave just after the last major hole. The land owner on left is grumpy so try not to have a run in with him.