The easy stuff
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Gauge Conditions
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Below the eddy, you take a cut thru some brush to get back in the main channel of current. Evidently there is an island that quite a bit of water goes around, but the entrance is clogged with brush. The next mile is mostly mellow non-stop class 2-3 read and run, with a few good class 3's tossed into to keep you on your toes. As of Oct. 2005 there was still quite a bit of wood in this stretch, but its fairly easy to avoid.
Location
Interactive river map
Loads as you approach this section.
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Rapid
Put-In
Rapid
First diversion pipe
Hazard
III+
Craik's Ledge
Hazard
IV
The rapid above the pipe
Rapid
III+
Swinging Bridge Rapid
Hazard
IV+
Wilma's Ledge aka God's Dam
Hazard
IV+
Takeout Rapid (not the takeout)
Hazard
Takeout/Entrance
Hazard
Takeout/First Drop
Rapid
IV
Typical Upper Cheoah Scene
Rapid
IV
Typical Rapid on the Middle Cheoah - Yellow Creek Rapid.
Rapid
IV
Land of Holes
Rapid
I
The deadend pool
Rapid
The Forest Service Bridge
Playspot
III
Rod's Hole
Rapid
IV+
Entrance to Bear Creek Rapid
Waterfall
V
The Falls
Hazard
V
Bear Creek Rapid (The Slide)
Rapid
IV+
Bear Creek - The left side of the Island.
Hazard
V
Bear Creek Rapid (The Hole)
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Santeetlah Dam to Calderwood Lake Boat Launch
Cheoah
IV-V
9.1 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater