In the channel below Second Slide there is a tree underwater that you cannot see, but can come into
play if you are upside down or swimming through it. On 4/20/09 at a level of 0, after swimming out
of the hole at Second Slide my skirt became lodged on the tree and I became pinned. Luckily, I was
close to the side of the channel and I was able to be pulled out of the pin by my paddling partner
who was standing on the river right rock that creates the channel. Edit
2009-04-01 09:54:10 (244 days ago)
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We ran the Chauga last Sunday 3/29/09. Water level was -2" on the Cassidy Bridge. This is a low
level but not scrapy. We moved a 40 foot log that was blocking the river left shoot in First Ledge.
It is safely runnable now. The right side of this rapid still is blocked by trees.
Ran it today level was low -3" chattooga hit 2.3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQrtKvKPZfQ&feature=channel_page is a link to some footage of
the bigger rapids.
2009-01-07 08:17:21 (328 days ago)
Watch out for wood in the center line of the first slide as well as the far right line. Today,
there were about four river-wide logs, but most of them were in flatwater or minor rapids. Just
keep an eye out for wood. Edit
2008-03-11 11:34:31 (630 days ago)
There is wood in the 1st slide. At -6 the log is 12 inches above water line. Edit
There's a tree in the left line of Edge of the World. This one is apprx. half way down the left
side. The bottom undercut was clear, we ran down the middle. Our run was a scrapy -2". Only portage
was the riverwide hemlock Will mentioned.
The trees are gone on the Chauga! The tree above Super Soc M Dog is gone, the tree on river left in
undercut below Zoom Flume/Edge of the World/Caller's Choice is gone, the only rapid with a tree
blocking the river is a fresh hemlock above one of the small slides below the gorge. There are
trees in the right slot between the first slide in the gorge (in the AW description it is called
"Second Slide"?) and Black Hole but the river left line is now open and good to go. The "short"
access point has been improved somewhat in recent years and 4X4 is hardly a needed for access.
If you can find it, the take-out above Riley Moore Falls cuts out some painful flatwater. You MIGHT
need 4wd to get to the river, but if you don't, it is only a short walk (maybe 3x Woodall Trail) to
the improved gravel parking area off of Spy Rock Road.
Due to the amount of wood on this run, and pinny nature or the run, creekboats are a pretty good
choice. There is also a decent amount of scouting to be done, so wear some good booties.
Just above super soc-em-dog is a blind corner. Hidden in the blind corner is a riverwide tree just
above water level that is a mandatory portage on river left. The eddy on river left is only good
for about three boats. Make sure the eddys are clear before you make the final moves.
There is still a tree in the undercut of the first slide, but the left and middle lines are good to
go.
Two more rapids were portaged due to badly placed wood. In addition we were able to paddle over or
around about 8 riverwide strainers in the flatwater.
The rest of the rapids were good class 4 and class 4 plus.
1 foot is a great water level on the Chauga, rumor has it that the river might have crested as high
as 1.5 while we were on it.
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play if you are upside down or swimming through it. On 4/20/09 at a level of 0, after swimming out
of the hole at Second Slide my skirt became lodged on the tree and I became pinned. Luckily, I was
close to the side of the channel and I was able to be pulled out of the pin by my paddling partner
who was standing on the river right rock that creates the channel. Edit
level but not scrapy. We moved a 40 foot log that was blocking the river left shoot in First Ledge.
It is safely runnable now. The right side of this rapid still is blocked by trees.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQrtKvKPZfQ&feature=channel_page is a link to some footage of
the bigger rapids.
there were about four river-wide logs, but most of them were in flatwater or minor rapids. Just
keep an eye out for wood. Edit
River left lines were fine.
side. The bottom undercut was clear, we ran down the middle. Our run was a scrapy -2". Only portage
was the riverwide hemlock Will mentioned.
undercut below Zoom Flume/Edge of the World/Caller's Choice is gone, the only rapid with a tree
blocking the river is a fresh hemlock above one of the small slides below the gorge. There are
trees in the right slot between the first slide in the gorge (in the AW description it is called
"Second Slide"?) and Black Hole but the river left line is now open and good to go. The "short"
access point has been improved somewhat in recent years and 4X4 is hardly a needed for access.
need 4wd to get to the river, but if you don't, it is only a short walk (maybe 3x Woodall Trail) to
the improved gravel parking area off of Spy Rock Road.
choice. There is also a decent amount of scouting to be done, so wear some good booties.
above water level that is a mandatory portage on river left. The eddy on river left is only good
for about three boats. Make sure the eddys are clear before you make the final moves.
There is still a tree in the undercut of the first slide, but the left and middle lines are good to
go.
Two more rapids were portaged due to badly placed wood. In addition we were able to paddle over or
around about 8 riverwide strainers in the flatwater.
The rest of the rapids were good class 4 and class 4 plus.
1 foot is a great water level on the Chauga, rumor has it that the river might have crested as high
as 1.5 while we were on it.