Cape Fear - 2. Wildlife Road access near Lillington to NC 217 bridge near Erwin (NC)
Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.
Most of the water is confined to a thirty foot channel through a cleft of bedrock. This is a very popular spot for practicing numerous eddy moves and rolls. Some of us even like to take a swim through this one in the summer (safely). This rapid washes out at high flows, and low flows. 2'-3' seems to be when the Narrow Gap forms a surfable wave. That said, there is something to do at all levels on this rapid. At higher levels (4-6'), if you take the river right channel directly across from this feature, a nice hole forms. The hole is formed from water flowing down a rock slide. At about 4.5-5' the hole is stable enough to practice side surfs and 360 spins. It is sometimes refered to as the "Honey Hole". At levels above 8ft the center line produced 2 wave holes that are good for surfing.
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