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Waterfall KY Class V

Shimmy

Fugitt Creek - Hwy 179 (2 miles) · KY

American Whitewater 36.9253, -83.0604

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Gauge Conditions
Cumberland River near Harlan, KY Downstream Primary
Runnable: 5,000.0 – 10,000.0 CFS
Poor Fork at Cumberland, KY Upstream Primary
Runnable: 600.0 – 3,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Shimmy
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

 

A ledgy drop of about 12ft into a boily pool that pushes partly into a severely undercut boulder. 

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class V
Mile Marker
0.5 mi
Directions
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Hwy 179 (2 miles)
Fugitt Creek
IV-V(V+) 2.4 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater