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Playspot AL Class II+

Takeout Rapid

Tallapoosa - Thurlow Dam to boat ramp (AL)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Tallapoosa River at Milstead AL Downstream Primary

Runnable: 2.0 – 10.0 FT

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

At 5,000 cfs this makes a lovely surf wave. At 1,270 cfs there are a few options you can take. Far river left there is an s-turn move, most of the other option at this level are 1-2 foot drops through the last broken ledge.