Put-in
NC
Put In
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Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Paddlers wanting to run Turtle Back Falls often hike in and put in above it, and then promptly portage Rainbow Falls.
Location
Interactive river map
Loads as you approach this section.
Other Rapids on This Run (18)
Waterfall
V
Bust Your Butt Falls aka Drift Falls
Waterfall
IV+
Turtleback Falls
Hazard
V
Ugly Stuff
Waterfall
N/A
Rainbow Falls
Waterfall
IV+
Slab Falls
Waterfall
V
Stairstep Falls
Playspot
IV
Unnamed Boof
Hazard
V+
Corner Pocket
Rapid
IV+
Heinous Thing
Waterfall
V
Thrasher Pike A (First drop of Sidepocket Falls)
Waterfall
V+
Thrasher Pike B (Sidepocket Falls)
Hazard
V
Highway to Heaven
Rapid
IV
Unnamed Slide
Rapid
IV
Unnamed Double Drop
Waterfall
V+
Sieve Rapid
Waterfall
N/A
Windy Falls
Waterfall
V+
Slovakian Wax Job aka Rooster Tail Falls
Rapid
Lake Jocassee
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2. US Route 281 to Lake Jocassee
Horsepasture
V
5.4 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater