Eclipse
Cullasaja - 3. Lower - Base of Cullasaja Falls to Peeks Creek Bridge (NC)
Gauge Conditions
Primary
Runnable: 4.0 – 6.5 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Eclipse is the biggest rapid on the lower Cullasaja. What you have here are three big back to back vertical drops, with undercuts & sieves everywhere.
Start top left. Drive right and do the sunshine boof off the river right rock shelf. Don't pin on the shallow rocks at the base. Then boof the next two 8 foot ledges that are back to back. The bottom hole is great for rodeo moves, weather you want to do them or not. There is a nasty cave sieve that boats and boaters have wasked thru between the second and third drops.
Next time is immediately below.
Start top left. Drive right and do the sunshine boof off the river right rock shelf. Don't pin on the shallow rocks at the base. Then boof the next two 8 foot ledges that are back to back. The bottom hole is great for rodeo moves, weather you want to do them or not. There is a nasty cave sieve that boats and boaters have wasked thru between the second and third drops.
Next time is immediately below.
Location
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3. Lower - Base of Cullasaja Falls to Peeks Creek Bridge
Cullasaja
IV-V(V+)
1.1 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater