Hazard Warning: Hazard information may be user-submitted and unverified. Conditions change frequently. Always scout rapids and obstacles yourself.

Gauge Conditions

Dan River near Francisco, NC Downstream Primary

Runnable: 200.0 – 2,000.0 CFS

Due to the release schedule and proximity of the gauge to the reach, correlations are difficult and unconfirmed.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

1st significant rapid below the generation plant, under heavy tree cover, with a small trail leading to the road. A small boulder in the middle of the rapid flips many inattentive paddlers and the right-side eddy line gets a few more.