Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 700.0 – 7,000.0 CFS
1200 is a reasonable minimum for the section from Stackhouse to Hot springs
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Not a very difficult rapid. The river is split by a boulder and most boaters will run to the obvious channel on the right. . There is a significant fold in the current; this make a great squirt spot for those into squirting. Capable of mystery moves if you have a squirt boat. It also create some downdraft, such that jumping in off a raft will get a swimmer a little down time and they come back to the surface a bit downstream. At one time it was a popular option on rafting trips and thus the name.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Rapid
N/A
Barnard River Access Put-In
Playspot
II
Beginning AKA Barnard ledge
Rapid
II
Slides
Rapid
II+
Maze
Playspot
N/A
Jump Rock
Rapid
II+
Turtle Rock
Rapid
III
S Turn
Rapid
II
Pillowcase Rapid
Rapid
III
Big Pillow
Playspot
II+
Sandy Bottom
Playspot
III
Ledges
Rapid
II+
Pit Stop
Rapid
III
Pinball
Rapid
II
Rebar
Rapid
II
Upper Stackhouse Rapid
Rapid
N/A
Stackhouse Access
Rapid
IV
Kayakers Ledge
Rapid
II
Needle Rapid
Rapid
IV
Frank Bells
Rapid
II
Surprise Ledge
View Full Run
9. Barnard to Hot Springs
French Broad
III-IV
8.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater