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2 - Robertson to GA Route 115 (The Hooch thru Helen and on....)

Class I-II
16 Miles

from the bridge


from the bridge
Photo of Jimmy Lowe (xstreamkayaking.com) by Jamie Burch taken 6.11.05 @ 250 cfs

Gauge Information

Chattahoochee
2 - Robertson to GA Route 115 I-II
low
36
7/24 15:00
[detail]

Min Sug. Level:  100 cfs Max Sug. Level:  2500 cfs

River Description

The Whitewater Sourcebook, Richard Penny (Menasha Ridge Press; 1989).
North Georgia Canoeing (Menasha Ridge Press).
Appalachian Whitewater : The Southern States

This trip can be broken down into much shorter sections....or possibly done as an overnight trip. There is a popular tubing section thru downtown Helen. This section of the river is mostly flatwater.
StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2005-06-14 11:26:08

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Smith island rapid  Chattahoochee GA
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Surfing Helen  Chattahoochee GA
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from the bridge  Chattahoochee GA
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Gauge

Gauge Description:

At this point I'm using an educated guess on minimum and maximum flows from the information provided on the USGS gauge link.

A simpler version might be if you can float down without scraping then its high enough to run. If the river is in the trees then it might be too high.

The USGS gauge is located on the downstream side of the bridge on Georgia Highways 17 and 75 at Helen, and 1.1 mi downstream from Smith Creek.

Drainage area 44.70 square miles
Gage datum 1,404.04 feet above sea level.

Chattahoochee R at Helen GA [ GA ]

Current Conditions

Stage Flow Updated
0.35 36 7/24 15:00

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Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
GA Chattahoochee— 1 - USFS Road 44 to Robertson II-IV 36 cfs   7/24 15:00
GA Chattahoochee— 2 - Robertson to GA Route 115 I-II 36 cfs   low 7/24 15:00

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:1052
USGS Station:02330450
HUC:03130001
Latitude:34.7008
Longitude:-83.7289
Class:-1

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User Comments
2006-06-14 17:14:51 (770 days ago)
Russell BaileyDetails
Ran GA255 to GA115 on 6/13/06 - 70 cfs on this gauge, 300 cfs on Cornelia gauge. Solo canoes. Adequate water - only a few scrapes - could probably drop flow by another third and still get down it. Very nice stretch. Had Wildwood Outfitters shuttle us.
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