3. Stegall Mill Road to DNR (Lower Cartecay)Class II(III)
Clear Creek Falls
Clear Creek Falls Photo of Steve Rush by Mark Neisler taken Mid '90s @ Apprx. 2.0 Gauge Information
Cartecay
3. Stegall Mill Road to DNR II(III)
River DescriptionMost 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. Note: As of April 8th 2008, all channels are clear. There is some deadfall in some areas, but it is not in play for any of the main channels. However, please continue to use your own judgement and be careful. The "Shark Fin" tree at Mr. Twister 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. Visit 2. Lower Cartecay Road to Stegall Mill Road Road (Middle Cartecay) for more details. StreamTeam Status: verified
Last Updated: 2008-04-08 11:06:57
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Minimum Suggested Level: 1.8'
COOSAWATTEE RIVER (SR 5) NEAR ELLIJAY, GA. [ GA ] |
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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| GA | Cartecay— 1. GA Route 52 to Lower Cartecay Road | I-II | 110 cfs | low | 9/8 5:45 | |
| GA | Cartecay— 2. Lower Cartecay Road to Stegall Mill Road Road | I-II+(III) | 1.08 | 9/8 5:45 | ||
| GA | Cartecay— 3. Stegall Mill Road to DNR | II(III) | 110 cfs* | low | 9/8 5:45 | |
| GA | Coosawattee— GA Route 5 to Carter's Lake | I-II | 110 cfs | low | 9/8 5:45 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 6474 |
| USGS Station: | 02380500 |
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No guide books for this stream. If you know of a book that describes this stream please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. User Comments |
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2005-10-11 11:45:43 (1062 days ago)
Ron WILSON
Ran the 7 mile section from the MOE put in at Lower cartecay road down to the DNR takeout. Second 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.
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2005-07-05 17:47:56 (1160 days ago)
Yoga Guy
After a good stiff rain on Sat the levels rose to about 3.5 on the COOSAWATTEE gauge. The strainer 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.<br />
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As a side note, from off water Clear Water looked pretty nasty at this level but was pretty easy run despite volume.<br />
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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).
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2004-06-24 13:25:47 (1536 days ago)
Will Gosney
Date: Jun 24 2004, 16:37 GMT <br />
From: river0013 <br />
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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. <br />
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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. <br />
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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). <br />
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Sometimes the Coosawattee guage isn't accurate if the thunderstorms are very isolated...but for widespread rain it works great.
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2004-06-24 13:24:57 (1536 days ago)
Will Gosney
Date: Jun 24 2004, 16:37 GMT <br />
From: river0013 <br />
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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. <br />
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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. <br />
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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). <br />
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Sometimes the Coosawattee guage isn't accurate if the thunderstorms are very isolated...but for widespread rain it works great.
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| 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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