Little (Fr.Broad trib) - 1. Triple Falls


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Little (Fr.Broad trib),

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1. Triple Falls

Class V+
0.75 Miles
Avg Gradient 211 fpm

Photo#11376


Photo of Jacob Black

Gauge Information

Name Range Updated Level
DAVIDSON RIVER NEAR BREVARD, NC 1.20 - 5.00 ft 01h10m 1.21 ft (rc= 0.0 )
Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.


River Description

News Flash: AW Restores Access to NC's Little River!
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Just because it's been run, doesn't mean it's runnable!
This is a series of five waterfalls that are in the class 6 range. Four of them have been run: the three drops of Triple Falls and Hooker Falls. To date no one has run the top drop, High Falls.

For More info check out: DuPont State Forest Official site.

If you don't want to mess with the big drops on this section you can paddle from the Base of Triple Falls to Hooker Falls


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-10-29 23:56:24

Bryan Mangum Second Drop

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Looking small while scouting - Triple Falls

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Point and shoot, Triple Falls

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Grinding to a halt at Triple Falls

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Low water fun at Triple Falls

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Bounce, bounce, splash - Triple Falls

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High Falls

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Triple Falls from overlook

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Triple Falls, 3rd drop II

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Triple Falls, 3rd drop I

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Triple Falls, 2nd drop

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Triple Falls, 1st drop

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Middle Falls

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Middle Falls

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1st drop of triple falls

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Photo#13160

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Triple Falls

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Have a good Back

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Photo#11376

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2nd drop at triple falls

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Photo#13159

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2nd Falls

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2nd Falls

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1st Falls

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1st Falls

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1st Drop

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triple falls

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Triple Falls Drop #2

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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Visual. You probably want to look before you huck anyway.

Gauge Information

Name Range Updated Level
DAVIDSON RIVER NEAR BREVARD, NC
usgs-03441000 1.20 - 5.00 ft 01h10m 1.21 ft (rc= 0.0 )
Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

RangeWater LevelComment
1.2000-5.0000 barely runnable-high runnable Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Report - Reports of Little (Fr.Broad trib) 1. Triple Falls and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Little (Fr.Broad trib) [NC] n/a Marissa Ray
Little River [NC] High Falls n/a boof or die
10d10h37m /DAVIDSON RIVER NEAR BREVARD, NC [NC] Triple falls and Hooker Falls 1.9 in/yr n/a
100d21h06m @Little (Fr.Broad trib) 1. Triple Falls [NC] Bryan Mangum Second Drop n/a Bryan Mangum
3y89d04h38m Little (Fr.Broad trib) [NC] Triple Falls Drop #2 n/a Courtney Steadman
3y251d04h38m Little (Fr.Broad trib) [NC] Looking small while scouting - Triple Falls low John Alden
3y305d04h38m Little (Fr.Broad trib) [NC] 2nd Falls Low Marissa Ray
3y305d04h38m Little (Fr.Broad trib) [NC] 1st drop of triple falls 180 @ fb rosman Adam Secrest
4y130d04h38m little river [nc] triple falls n/a Marissa Ray
5y192d04h38m Little River [NC] Middle Falls n/a Ryan Culbertson
6y174d04h38m Little River [NC] Triple Falls from overlook unknown Josh Werts

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User Comments


2002-08-21 15:13:11 (2636 days ago)
Dave SchallDetails
Lots more pictures at:
http://www.ncwaterfalls.com/dupont1.htm
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Rapid Summary

Mile Rapid Name Class Features (Legend)
0.0High Falls5.3Hazard Waterfall Photo
0.5Drop one5.0Putin Hazard Waterfall Photo
0.6Drop Two5.0Hazard Waterfall Photo
0.7Drop Three5.1Hazard Waterfall Photo

Rapid Descriptions

High Falls (Class 5.3)

High Falls

High Falls
Photo of High Falls

Really a class 6 slide. Still unrun.

Drop one (Class 5.0, Mile 0.5)

1st Falls

1st Falls
Photo of Jay by Andrew Prothro taken 1/8/06 @ Low

First Drop: Run on left, an autoboof, but don't boof to hard or you might hurt that back
Second Drop: Drive to the right and don't try to hard to get that nose up. Its another hard landing.

Drop Two (Class 5.0, Mile 0.6)

Bounce, bounce, splash - Triple Falls

Bounce, bounce, splash - Triple Falls
Photo by John E Sunshine taken March 23, 2006 @ low

Left Line: just drive to the left and bounce, bounce, splash. It is a very real posibility that you could be in for a hard, green water landing if you pull off a big boof so try to drop the knees.

Middle Line: Just start 2 ft to the right of the rooster tail up top and drop down make sure you catch the eddy on the bottom so you don't mistakenly fall over the third drop. You can also go about over to 10 ft to the right of the rooster tail and still be fine, just make sure you dont hit the big rooster tail at the bottom.



Drop Three (Class 5.1, Mile 0.7)

Triple Falls, 3rd drop I

Triple Falls, 3rd drop I
Photo of Josh Werts by Samantha Williams taken 5/20/03 @ unknown



Associated Projects

  • Little River Access (NC)
    AW worked with the Dupont State Forest to lift the Forest's prohibition on whitewater paddling. Boating became legal in 2002.

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