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Little (Eno trib) - Route 1461 (Johnson U.) to US Route 501
Little (Eno trib), North Carolina, US |
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Route 1461 (Johnson U.) to US Route 501
| Usual Difficulty | I-IV (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 1.5 Miles |
The Little
The Little
Photo of Mark Thompson by Brian Carver taken December 04 @ 2.7ft
Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| LITTLE RIVER AT SR1461 NEAR ORANGE FACTORY, NC | ||||
| usgs-0208521324 | 2.20 - 10.00 ft | I-IV | 07h57m | 1.68 ft (too low) |
River Description
Says robert martin 2001-02-07 17:06:24Here are some notes from Russ Condrey, a paddling legend. At 3.2' USGS it's like the Nantahala+, at 4.8' it's excellent, at 7.2' it's huge (Upper Gauley), at 10.4' it's scary.
Other notes from Russ: 2.0 is painfully low. 3.0' to 5.0' is a good level. 5.0' it gets pushy.
If you look on a map there are two possible put-ins above Johnson's Mill Road, one is on South Lowell rd. Before Hurricane Fran this was a good warm-up before the Micro-gorge below Johnson's Mill Rd. They have developed this area heavily, so you will be paddling through people's back yards. Due to the Eno River Society, areas of this unique river are being saved from developement and turned into a park. This river also harbors the Roanoke Bass, a spieces of fish that has become threatened in the last few years. They are locally know as "red eyes". They thrive in swift moving waters. What better fish could represent whitewater boaters.
robert martin 2000-10-16 12:48:27
The most challenging 1/4 mile of whitewater on the Piedmont of North Carolina, no joke. It's like being on an Appalachian Creek! At high water it's class V!
Put in at Johnson's Mill Rd. and take out on Hwy 501. If you park at the takeout on the river right, upstream side of the bridge, DO NOT park in the grass, keep all 4 tires on the pavement. The land owner has complained about this.
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Last Updated: 2006-11-04 11:55:04
Rapid Descriptions
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Route 1461 (Johnson U.) to US Route 501, Little (Eno trib) North Carolina, US (mobile)
User Comments
at the last rapid with the rock wall on the right, that leads you up along the ridge back to
Johnson Mill Rd. I have done it once. It's about a twenty minute hike. Not particularly enjoyable
but very doable. Actually, the trail is on river right and you can access it after the bottom of
the second big drop from the big eddy. It is a fairly straight forward hike back up the river with
some houses on your left. If the river is running really high, the trail will be under water. It is
not uncommon for local boaters to get in a bunch of laps without even going to the take-out!
Johnston Mills Rd and from that bridge to the takeout may be about 1.5 miles. However if you put in
from South Lowell Rd, the trip is more like 5 or 6 miles. The best rapids were after Johnston Mills
Rd, but the first stretch is worthwhile if the river is running above 3 feet.
run it, but they are required to use the lake for the takeout. I pity the fool who would try to
take out without going over the lake).
The permits are $5 and are good for one year. You can get them from the boathouse by turning right
onto Orange Factory Road from 501N then turning right into the boat house once you've crossed the
lake.
Here is the official website http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/departments/parks/lakes.cfm
The best shuttle is to turn right out of the takeout area, turn right on Preston Andrews Rd., then
right onto Johnston Mill Rd. Parking is not allowed at the bridge, so you'll have to move your
vehicles up the road a ways once you've unloaded your boats.
run is that walking things can be
difficult. The trails beside the river,
where there are any, are sparse and
badly overgrown. Scouting, if you need
to, is pretty rough is places too.
Also, a lot of the rapids are some
weird kind of carved boulder jumbles,
so the lines are pretty technical.