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Rapid NC Class III

Old Hepco Dam

Pigeon - 0.7 Iron Duff to Fines Creek (NC)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 250.0 – 4,000.0 CFS

Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Description

The old dam has at least a couple lines, and can also be walked on and scouted on river right.

Post-Helene, this is the rapid that has changed the most on the Hepco section. It is boat-scoutable, and there are eddies between each drop. The dam is short and still runnable on the right, while the left side is easily runnable. The preferred line in the second drop is the center, pointing right, into the eddy. The last drop has a tongue in the center, which leads to a left line and avoids a hole. This is more favorable than the right side along the wall, as there is a giant hole at the bottom (1550 cfs). The right side may be fine at lower levels.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
6.6 mi
Directions
View Full Run
0.7 Iron Duff to Fines Creek
Pigeon
III+ 7.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater