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Rapid NC Class IV-

Mank after Frank

American Whitewater 35.2803, -82.3490

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Gauge Conditions

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Photo

Mank after Frank
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

The rapid formerly known as Johnson Branch has consumed the gradient once occupied by Pincushion and formed a fun, twisting flume down the right side of the river bed here.

Entrance options vary with flow, as the river filters through some shoal-type rocks right of midstream. Most boaters opt for the left entrance of the right channel, with low water forcing a tight left-to-right move through a slot. Once the river reconvenes, it drops into a low-angle sort of V-wave best run on the left to avoid the moderately undercut right bank. At this point, the final drop will send you back right and into a pool.

Easy boogie resumes below for a short distance.

Location

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Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV-
Mile Marker
0.9 mi
Directions
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2. Big Hungry Creek to Fishtop Access
Green
IV-V(V+) 3.0 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater