US 178 to Smith Creek above Lake KeoweeClass IV-V
3.52 Miles
Avg Gradient 230 fpm
Shayne cranking a big boof
Shayne cranking a big boof Photo of Shayne Day by Brad Roberts taken Sept 28, 2002 @ low Gauge Information
Eastatoe Creek
River DescriptionThe big nasty portage is about 2 miles into the run. We carried on the right. Left looked like a better bet. Watch out for the stinging nettles on the bank in that area, and lots of poison ivey. Last seen there were a couple of riverwide strainers that got us out of our boats above the drop. This is a good thing because the gradient will sneak up on you above the portage if you are not careful.
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Last Updated: 2006-01-24 11:25:45
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If you can paddle under the right channel at the put-in bridge without hitting anything then the level should be adequate.
French Broad R at Rosman, NC [ NC ] |
Current Conditions
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| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
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| SC | Eastatoe Creek— US 178 to Smith Creek above Lake Keowee | IV-V | 149 cfs* | low | 5/16 23:15 | |
| NC | French Broad, North Fork— Route 1326 Bridge to US Route 64 Bridge | III-IV+(V) | 149 cfs | low | 5/16 23:15 | |
| NC | French Broad, West Fork— SR 1309 Bridge to US 64 Bridge | IV-V | 149 cfs | low | 5/16 23:15 | |
| SC | Matthews Creek— Raven Cliff Falls to US 276 | III-V(V+) | 149 cfs* | low | 5/16 23:15 | |
| SC | Oilcamp creek— Oilcamp Road | I-III(IV) | 149 cfs* | low | 5/16 23:15 | |
| SC | Reedy Cove Creek— Above Twin Falls (Reedy Cove Falls) | III-V+ | 149 cfs | low | 5/16 23:15 | |
| SC | Saluda, Middle— 1: (Jones Gap) Jones Gap Trail to Park | III-V | 149 cfs* | low | 5/16 23:15 | |
| SC | Saluda, South— 1- Table Rock Reservoir to Highway 11 | II-III | 149 cfs* | low | 5/16 23:15 | |
| SC | Saluda, South— 2- Blyth Shoals - Hwy 11 to Talley Bridge | III-IV(V) | 149 cfs* | low | 5/16 23:15 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 1740 |
| USGS Station: | 03439000 |
| HUC: | 06010105 |
| Latitude: | 35.1422 |
| Longitude: | -82.8244 |
| Class: | 3 |
User Comments |
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2003-02-24 14:02:33 (1908 days ago)
Heath Miller
The ice storms this winter have brought down a lot of trees and limbs. There is a lot of wood in the rapids. There are a couple of really good rapids that can't be run because there are logs in them. If you are planning a trip down this section, start early so you make sure you have enough time to scout and portage, because you will be doing a lot of portaging. There are only a few big drops that require scouting but there are also a lot of fairly easy blind drops that must be scouting to make sure there is no wood. Don't let the fact that it is only 4+ river miles fool you it will take some time. We got caught by dark and had to spend the night. So, be prepared for it to be slow going.
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2002-09-27 22:47:52 (2058 days ago)
Brad Roberts
Takes a lot of water. When we did it, the chattooga 3 feet and went to 5. Rosman was at 1500 and hit 3000 before the day was over, cullasaja went over 8 feet.
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We were still lacking water. Figure if you can float under the right channel of the put-in bridge without scrapping then it will be do-able. Or if the bridge at the takeout has the only one railroad tie stair showing. If you see both ties, its low.
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Lots of trees and logs down. We probably had to get out of the boats 10 times to carry over various pieces of wood. Two good rapids were unrunnable due to strainers.
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Still there were 4 good falls. Some good sliding drops. A smaller version of something that looked like singleys off overflow.. There were a bunch or nice long slides. Most of the run is over bedrock. There are some streamside undercuts to be careful when you are near them. There was one funky 4 foot ledge with a strong hole, the hole pulled one boat back up under the ledge a few feet, it was a strange undercut.
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There was also a lot of good boogie water.
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The mandatory portage is a bitch. We carried on river right. River left looked better after we were about halfway into it. Took us about 30 minutes to move 3 boats and bodies around the portage. The falls after the portage is the best on the river.
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| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
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| 0.5 | First Slide | IV+ |   |
| 0.7 | First Falls | IV+ | |
| 1.1 | Little Singleys | IV | |
| 2.0 | Mandatory Portage |  | |
| 2.1 | Falls after the Portage | IV+ | |
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