Gauge Description:
Call NOC at 828-488-2176 x426 for river levels, releases, and other info.
There is a new gage for the Nantahala that was negotiated by American Whitewater and is provided by Duke Power. The gage is below the powerhouse so it will be influenced by power generation.
Power generation is typically around 700 cfs, and has a very blocky pattern on the hydrograph. Any additional flow is almost definately coming from the cascades reach. This is a new gage and we'll figure out a system for predicting flows soon.
Gauge Information
| Name |
Range |
Difficulty |
Updated |
Level |
|
NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR HEWITT, NC
|
|
usgs-03505550 |
500 - 2000 cfs
|
II+(III) |
01h07m |
649
cfs
(rc= 0.1 ) |
|
| Range | Water Level | Difficulty | Comment |
|
500 -2000
cfs |
barely runnable-high runnable |
II+(III) |
|
|
Report - Reports of Nantahala 3. Power Plant to Wesser 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.
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