Raven Cliff Falls to US 276Class III-V(V+)
6 Miles
Avg Gradient 150 fpm
Max Gradient 360 fpm
Matthews Creek at low water
Matthews Creek at low water Photo by Will Reeves Gauge Information
Matthews Creek
Raven Cliff Falls to US 276 III-V(V+)
River DescriptionMatthews Creek is full on class V steep creeking action. It is quite possibly the steepest and most demanding run in South Carolina, and might even be one of the hardest creeks in the southeast.The put in requires the boater to carry almost 2 miles to the base of Raven Cliff Falls in Caesar's Head State Park or upsteam 6 miles from a church camp. Take out by boating down to the confluence or by walking out at the church camp. I spoke with some local boaters who ran this creek a few years ago. They said it was "hell". The hike to the put in, numerous unrunnable rapids and trees, in addition to the long takeout hike made this trip extremely demanding. Other local boaters say they hit this creek almost once a year. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2006-01-24 11:19:46
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Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| 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 | 144 cfs* | low | 5/17 2:15 | |
| NC | French Broad, North Fork— Route 1326 Bridge to US Route 64 Bridge | III-IV+(V) | 144 cfs | low | 5/17 2:15 | |
| NC | French Broad, West Fork— SR 1309 Bridge to US 64 Bridge | IV-V | 144 cfs | low | 5/17 2:15 | |
| SC | Matthews Creek— Raven Cliff Falls to US 276 | III-V(V+) | 144 cfs* | low | 5/17 2:15 | |
| SC | Oilcamp creek— Oilcamp Road | I-III(IV) | 144 cfs* | low | 5/17 2:15 | |
| SC | Reedy Cove Creek— Above Twin Falls (Reedy Cove Falls) | III-V+ | 144 cfs | low | 5/17 2:15 | |
| SC | Saluda, Middle— 1: (Jones Gap) Jones Gap Trail to Park | III-V | 144 cfs* | low | 5/17 2:15 | |
| SC | Saluda, South— 1- Table Rock Reservoir to Highway 11 | II-III | 144 cfs* | low | 5/17 2:15 | |
| SC | Saluda, South— 2- Blyth Shoals - Hwy 11 to Talley Bridge | III-IV(V) | 144 cfs* | low | 5/17 2:15 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 1740 |
| USGS Station: | 03439000 |
| HUC: | 06010105 |
| Latitude: | 35.1422 |
| Longitude: | -82.8244 |
| Class: | 3 |
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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2008-04-06 12:24:18 (40 days ago)
There is a good pic of a slide on matthews creek posted on google earth Edit
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No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. 
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