Cartecay, |
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Most of this section of the Cartecay River runs through a residential area. There are no
restrooms after you put in and most of the river banks are on private property. Local outfitters
have restrooms and changing rooms. So, please take care of these needs before putting on. The
outfitters are located on Lower Cartecay Road. You will paddle past cabins and homes on both
sides of the river for most of this section. Most of the homeowners are friendly toward the
boating community, but they do not want to see you nude, nor do they want you going to the
bathroom in their yard. It is recommended that you keep your groups small and quiet and not stay
too long at any one spot. In short, please be respectful to the home owners.
Visit 2. Lower Cartecay Road to Stegall Mill Road Road (Middle Cartecay) for more details.
We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.
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| usgs-02379500 | n/a | 00h34m | 2.54 ft | ||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Cartecay [ga] |
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2.2 | Darien Fawkes | |
| Cartecay [GA] |
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2.2 | Darien Fawkes | |
| Cartecay [GA] |
(RM) Clear Creek Falls
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2.5 ft | Robert Maxwell | |
| Cartecay River [GA] |
Clear Creek Falls
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Apprx. 2.0 | Mark Neisler | |
| Cartecay [GA] |
Tonya Runs Mr. Twister
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2+ | Mark Neisler | |
| 3y187d03h02m | Cartecay [GA] |
GREAT surf at Clear Creek Falls
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n/a | Chuck Neese |
| 3y252d03h02m | Cartecay [GA] |
Kelly running Clear Creek Falls
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low-medium | Chuck Neese |
| 4y126d19h02m | Cartecay [GA] |
Greg Simpson
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n/a | G simpson |
| 4y300d03h02m | Cartecay [GA] |
Bad Day On Clear Creek Falls
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2.5 ft | Jamie Burch |
| 5y151d03h02m | Cartecay [GA] |
Bryan Runs Blackberry Falls
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n/a | Bryan Smith |
| 6y220d18h02m | Cartecay [GA] |
Ben at Clear Creek Falls
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low medium | Chuck Neese |
| 8y120d03h02m | Cartecay River [GA] |
Mr. Twister
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1.6 | Mark Neisler |
| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
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| 0.5 | Rooster Tail | I | |
| 1.5 | Mr. Twister | II+ |  |
| 3.0 | The Narrows | II | |
| 3.0 | Clear Creek Falls | III | |
You will see some cabins high up on the ridge on river left. Usually you will see a bench on a rock on river left as well. Since the bench marks the entrance to the rapid, we call it the benchmark. Run this one down the center and punch the hole. The hole is grabby and will flip or surf an unweary boater. There is a large recovery pool after this drop.
Note: The "Shark Fin" tree limb was not visible at 2.2'. I paddled right over the spot where it used to be, but found not indication of it. Still be careful.
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User Comments
Hunting" in the area.
had a little problem due to lower water levels. Two strainers are present after Clear Creek Falls
and before DNR.
time on the river for me, (did the short section years ago in a kayak), and the first time doing it
in a 16' tandem canoe. This is a great river for those just starting out. There are definitely
plenty of spots to get your heart pumping. We tried to boof the rock on river right at blackberry
falls and this proved to be the first of 2 wet decisions. The other being at clear creek falls
where we went right of the bolder at the bottom of the drop on river left. All in all, for 2
novices paddlers fairly new to whitewater canoeing, This was a great run and I'll definitely be
coming back. Plus, you can't beat the shuttle service provided by MOE.
at Mr Twister is almost invisible under water at this level. I think the left line is the safest.
Rob B took the left line fine and I took the middle line ok at this level.
As a side note, from off water Clear Water looked pretty nasty at this level but was pretty easy
run despite volume.
At this level there are several very small rapids between Clear Creek and takeout with a couple
pretty nice surf spots (one very sticky, fun one for beginners on river left about 3/4 mi down
stream from Clear Creek).
From: river0013
The online guage on the Coosawattee (just a bit further downstream) is a very good indicator and
nearly mirrors the Cartecay gauge on 52. The key thing about the Coosawattee guage is it tells you
CFS...that's a much better indicator than a ft-in level.
I normally figure 2/3 of the flow on the Coosawattee is coming down the Cartecay, the rest is from
the Ellijay River. 4ft on the Coosawattee equals 2300 cfs...two thirds of that is about 1500 cfs
on the Cartecay. At 2ft on the Coosawattee it's about 365 cfs on the Cartecay. So while the level
has doubled there is nearly 5 times as much water coming down.
That's a lot of water coming down a small river bed. As a comparison there's about 450 cfs on the
Nanty (a slighty biger riverbed) and 1100cfs on the Ocoee (a much bigger riverbed).
Sometimes the Coosawattee guage isn't accurate if the thunderstorms are very isolated...but for
widespread rain it works great.
From: river0013
The online guage on the Coosawattee (just a bit further downstream) is a very good indicator and
nearly mirrors the Cartecay gauge on 52. The key thing about the Coosawattee guage is it tells you
CFS...that's a much better indicator than a ft-in level.
I normally figure 2/3 of the flow on the Coosawattee is coming down the Cartecay, the rest is from
the Ellijay River. 4ft on the Coosawattee equals 2300 cfs...two thirds of that is about 1500 cfs
on the Cartecay. At 2ft on the Coosawattee it's about 365 cfs on the Cartecay. So while the level
has doubled there is nearly 5 times as much water coming down.
That's a lot of water coming down a small river bed. As a comparison there's about 450 cfs on the
Nanty (a slighty biger riverbed) and 1100cfs on the Ocoee (a much bigger riverbed).
Sometimes the Coosawattee guage isn't accurate if the thunderstorms are very isolated...but for
widespread rain it works great.