Turncoat (Nerves)
Blackwater - 1. Below Blackwater Falls to North Fork Confluence (WV)
Gauge Conditions
Zone Dogg swears 200 is a good level and its been done lower, but its manky creeking. above 275 is ideal. Low water also exposes several pin rocks and sieves
Description
It is at this point that you confront My Nerves Are Shot And I Can't Take It Anymore! This is a long series of bedrock slides starting with the infamous sieve rapid called Turncoat. There is a sneak on far river left for those who don't like having to make tough choices. If you stay in the main channel you should catch an eddy on river right. Turncoat appears as a horizon line broken up by boulders. the far far right tunnel slot has been run but it attracts wood. the right of center line is dangerous because much of the water falls into a pothole in the center. The popular line- Bungee Jump is to ferry accross to the far left and boof into a shallow pool with only a small eddy before the rest of "Nerves"
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (18)
Hazard
V+
Rapid
V
Rapid
IV
Rapid
IV+
Rapid
IV+
Hazard
IV+
Waterfall
V
Hazard
V
Hazard
V+
Hazard
V
Hazard
V
Hazard
V
Rapid
IV
Hazard
IV+
Hazard
V
Hazard
V
Hazard
V
Rapid
N/A
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
American Whitewater