Gauge Conditions
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
This is the first of the Watauga's taller, meatier rapids. Generally most people enter on far river right taking advantage of a couple of eddies to see most of the rapid. From here most take one of two routes. 1) ferry to river left and enjoy an awesome double boof with each drop about 3-4' tall. 2) go down on the right and finish up working against the current to be in the center to right. Beware that at the bottom of this line on the left is an undercut that came into play after the 2004 hurricanes. This rock gets covered up at around 400 cfs.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (17)
Rapid
N/A
Guy's Ford Bridge Public Access
Rapid
III+
Cabin
Hazard
IV+
Sh%t -kicker
Rapid
V
Hydro
Rapid
IV
Split Decision
Rapid
IV
Vernon's Folly
Rapid
IV
Edge of the World
Rapid
III+
Blow Job
Rapid
IV+
Heavy Water
Hazard
IV
Knuckles
Rapid
III+
Diana's Ledge
Waterfall
V
Stateline Falls
Rapid
III
Boof Falls
Rapid
IV
Last Hair
Rapid
III
Rewind
Rapid
I
Watson Island
Rapid
N/A
AW Sherwood Horine River Access
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5. Guys Ford Bridge to AW Sherwood Horine Access
Watauga
IV-V
4.8 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater