Gauge Conditions
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
aka Pinball. Sh#t-kicker is a significant boulder garden style rapid with a pin slot at the bottom. Just for good measure the large boulder rock to the immediate right (about river center) of the pin spot is sieved out as well. Generally the line is from extreme river right, then hauling tush towards river left. The current towards the end is deceptively strong and wants to push the unwary boater left to right straight towards the pin slot/sievey boulder. If this happens, you can act quickly and boogie over to far river right to avoid the pin spot and bang down some easier stuff.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (17)
Rapid
N/A
Guy's Ford Bridge Public Access
Rapid
III+
Cabin
Rapid
IV
Bump & Grind
Rapid
V
Hydro
Rapid
IV
Split Decision
Rapid
IV
Vernon's Folly
Rapid
IV
Edge of the World
Rapid
III+
Blow Job
Rapid
IV+
Heavy Water
Hazard
IV
Knuckles
Rapid
III+
Diana's Ledge
Waterfall
V
Stateline Falls
Rapid
III
Boof Falls
Rapid
IV
Last Hair
Rapid
III
Rewind
Rapid
I
Watson Island
Rapid
N/A
AW Sherwood Horine River Access
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5. Guys Ford Bridge to AW Sherwood Horine Access
Watauga
IV-V
4.8 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater