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Rapid NC Class IV

Boulder Garden

American Whitewater 35.1395, -82.8511

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Gauge Conditions

French Broad River at Rosman, NC Downstream Primary

Runnable: 350.0 – 1,000.0 CFS

Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Long, tight, and technical boulder garden. This series begins when car-sized boulders appear after about a mile of flat and class II water. The drops are tight, and the lines numerous. Eddies begin to dissapear the higher the water gets, and the holes get stiffer. Read and run, this is the half-mile long big brother of The Clog. There are several small but significant seives to avoid, and swims could be bad, as could new lumber. Stay on your toes and keep your bow up.