Tom's Brain Buster
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Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 425.0 – 1,200.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
The standard line is to run down the far right hand side, punch the holes, stay upright, and go for the eddy at the bottom. I've also seen experts catch 5 eddies in this rapid. Lots of people have gotten hammered at Toms. Tom Jackson for one.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Rapid
V
Put-In
Rapid
IV+
Last step aka The Entrance Rapid
Waterfall
IV
Tanners Launch aka The Boof
Waterfall
IV+
Oceana
Playspot
III
Playspot below Oceana
Hazard
IV+
Gauntlet aka The approach to Bridal Veil
Hazard
IV+
Second part of the Gauntlet
Rapid
III+
Final Approach
Hazard
IV+
Bridal Veil
Rapid
III+
Zoom Floom aka The Groove aka The Channel
Rapid
IV
Lynch's Wrench
Playspot
IV
Amplitheatre
Rapid
III+
Around the Corner
Rapid
III+
Tit
Rapid
IV
Tat
Rapid
IV
The Road to Aintry aka The Big Slide
Playspot
III+
Twisted Sister
Rapid
IV
Paddlesnake Ledge
Playspot
IV-
Powerhouse
Rapid
III+
Maxwell's Last Drop
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5 - Tallulah Gorge to Lake Tugaloo
Tallulah
IV-V
1.3 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater