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Rapid SC Class IV+

Sock em Dog

Chattooga - Section 4 - Route 76 Bridge to Tugaloo Lake Boat Ramp · SC

American Whitewater 34.7624, -83.3225

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Gauge Conditions

Chattooga River near Clayton, GA Upstream Primary
Runnable: 0.9 – 2.5 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Sock em Dog
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Description

About a 7 or 8 foot boof over a chunky hole. Pretty forgiving between about 1.2 and 1.5, pretty unforgiving above 1.8. Its been said that many modern rodeo moves were unintentionally invented in the hole at soc-em-dog. Above 1.5 the left side Puppy chute opens up. In the mid 2 foot range the large undercut rock in the middle gets covered with water. Supposedly the hole washes out around 5.5 feet. Many swimmers have gone so deep they don't see light. But they usually pop out.

If you are swimming from Jawbone, do not swim up to the middle rock. It's severly undercut. 

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV+
Mile Marker
5.2 mi
Directions
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Section 4 - Route 76 Bridge to Tugaloo Lake Boat Ramp
Chattooga
II-IV+ 8.4 mi

Current Conditions

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Whitewater data from
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