Stateline Falls

aka Watauga Falls.  Stateline is always a crowd pleaser. To scout, be on the lookout for a small beachy area (level depending) on the left shortly downstream of Diana's Ledge. The lead in to Stateline is one of the trickier parts of this rapid knowing there is a 16ft drop looming downstream if a mistake is not quickly corrected. The lead in begins river center and proceeds left punching or skirting some good holes before 1) running the falls direct or 2) catching the large Chapel Eddy to the right of the main drop. Once in Chapel one can get out on the large rocks to the right of the drop but no clear view of the main line is possible. Alternately, a super fun seal launch that is actually taller than the Falls can be had into the big eddy at the base of the rapid if common sense takes hold before you can run it. One wants to start and land the falls angled right and on the right to avoid the large shallow rock on the left. The rock on the left becomes much more consequential the lower the level. The line becomes much more narrow so don't dry out from running too far up on the right side of the chute lest you get redirected left; be absolutely sure of your line and your boof at all levels but particularly once the levels gets below around 200.  If needed, there is a trail on river left that will take you up to hwy 321.