Twelvemile Creek, |
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| Usual Difficulty | I-II (may vary with level) |
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| Avg. Gradient | 15 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| TWELVEMILE CREEK NEAR LIBERTY, SC | ||||
| usgs-02186000 | 300 - 2000 cfs | I-II(IV) | 01h05m | 220 cfs (rc= -0.8 ) |
This upper section of the 12 Mile Creek is a fairly relaxed paddle. A couple rapids on this
section will come alive during real high water. There is one 15' dam located just above SC 137
which can be easily portaged on the left. This dam services the Easley Central Water District.
Concerning high water runs by a local boater: At 12.5 feet the river has breached it's banks considerably the Ledges rapid (aka Double Drop) should only be run by experts at best. The water floods the island in the middle, and makes some extremely sticky holes at the base on both sides of the island where it is normally a small drop. I've also ran this at 9 feet, and that was really fun. Random large waves, and double drop is still runnable on the left like normal. This high will cut your trip down to 30 minutes if you run it non stop. I would guess that 9 feet would be over 1200 cfs.
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| usgs-02186000 | 300 - 2000 cfs | I-II(IV) | 01h05m | 220 cfs (rc= -0.8 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Twelvemile Creek [SC] |
Twelvemile Creek above dam #1
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n/a | will reeves | |
| Twelvemile Creek [SC] |
Twelvemile Creek
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n/a | Kevin Colburn | |
| 62d09h23m | @Twelvemile Creek Liberty Hwy to SC 137 |
12 Mile
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500 cfs | Joey |
| 3y216d15h05m | Twelvemile Creek [SC] |
Stephen@12m
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300cfs | stephen wood |
| 3y282d15h05m | 12 Mile Creek [SC] |
Easley Central Water District Dam
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210 cfs | Joey |
| 4y313d15h05m | 12 Mile [SC] |
Small Rapid
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150cfs | Joey |
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Add a Comment| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
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| 1.0 | Surf Spots | I |   |
| 2.0 | Double Drop | II+ |  |
| 3.8 | Easley Central Water District Dam |   |
One of a half dozen or so small ledges on this river section which can form play spots if there's enough water. 500cfs.
A river wide ledge with a double drop on river left as the main line. There are many other possible routes, the ledge is wide and an island is right below the ledge - you can run either side of the island. The hole at the bottom of the double drop will get fairly nasty when the river goes into flood stage. Pictured at 500cfs.
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