Alcovy, |
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| Usual Difficulty | II-III (may vary with level) |
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| Length | 2.5 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 45 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 50 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| ALCOVY RIVER NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE, GA | ||||
| usgs-02208050 | 2.50 - 7.00 ft | II-III | 01h54m | -0.24 ft (rc= -0.6 ) |
Gauge Info:
A good minimum is 200 cfs and rising
The gauge at the put in is the Alcovy at Lawrenceville.
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/nwis/uv/?site_no=02208050&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 is at the put
in.
2.7 feet at the put in is a good minimum, any lower and you might need to walk some rapids.
3.2 - some things are starting to get padded out, not so scrapy.
River Info
The Put-in is on the upstream side of the US 29 bridge. Just below the US 29 bridge is a little
two foot tall stone dam. Look for enough water to paddle over dam cleanly, otherwise the run is
going to be too low.
The Upper Alcovy is a nice little creek run near Atlanta. For an Atlanta area creek this little
gorge gets an A for scenery. The first 2/3 of this run is solid Class II with a few poorly placed
strainers. Most of the rapids are bedrock ledges. Two of these ledges can make a riverwide hole
at higher flows.
A solid Class III rapid lurks in the middle of the run. This rapid is easy to spot since it
consists of large boulders piled up in the creek. The rapid is in a right hand bend in the river.
This rapid can collect some nasty wood. The water on river left feeds directly into the undercut
so be careful. The conservative line is a hard right hand turn. This move is more difficult at
higher flows.
After this rapid the river continues with its ledgy nature with a bunch more small slides.
There is a second much larger dam, about 15 feet tall, near the takeout. Its runnable at some
levels. Please be careful with the dam and portage quickly. River left is the easier portage. The
gradient between the dams is just over 100 feet (50 ft mile) but it is fairly constant.
The creek requires lots of water. That means a lot of rain, which leads to a lot of street run
off. So, the water quality leaves a little to be desired.
Directions:
Head north out of atlanta on I-85 to highway 316. Take 316 north to highway 29. Go south about a
mile on highway 29 to find the put in.
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||
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| ALCOVY RIVER NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE, GA | ||||||||||||
| usgs-02208050 | 2.50 - 7.00 ft | II-III | 01h54m | -0.24 ft (rc= -0.6 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| 4y43d14h24m | Alcovy [GA] |
Alcovy
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2.9 ft | will reeves |
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. River Alert
State News
River Links
NWRI - Alcovy 1- US 29 to Alcovy Rd. (mobile)
User Comments
3.3 ft there is barely an eddy to catch RR in front of it. There are no eddies at that level in the
50 yards before this drop. A new subdivision is going up RR and comes right up to the edge of the
gorge so this drop can be scouted beforehand at least until the homes get built. Get on this one
while you can as it's future value will diminish once Joe Sixpack starts throwing his trash and
lawn chairs in. Edit
the Alcovy revealed that the water levels were low, barely running over the dam, despite a reading
of 3.19 on the AW gauge. Additionally, a new-looking car had washed into this river, right at the
put-in. Easily avoided, but a nasty hazard nevertheless.
limbo moves, and maybe three you could boof over. I'l still like a little more water, say 3.5 and
up. Alcovy is not as flashy as rottenwood or sope. Smaller rapids than those two as well.
might become more dangerous.
drive less than a mile to highway 29. Turn left and go south to find the put in.
just as steep.