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Alarka Creek
[NC]
Route 1144 to below Route 1309 Bridge
II-III
960cfs
-8cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Ararat
[NC]
Route 1772 to Route 2080
I-II
688cfs
-26cfs/hr
R5-
Runnable
00h55m
Big Creek (Stokes Co.)
[NC]
Forrest Road to Lynchburg Road
II-III(IV)
2.74ft
-0.02ft/hr
R3-
Runnable
00h40m
Big Creek
[NC]
1. Walnut Bottom to NPS Campground (Upper Big Creek)
IV-V
1370cfs
-50cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h10m
Big Creek
[NC]
2. NPS Campground to Confluence with Big Pigeon (Lower Big Creek)
III-IV
1370cfs
-50cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h10m
Big Laurel Creek
[NC]
Hurricane to Hot Springs
III-IV
251cfs
-8cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Broad
[NC]
US Route 221 S. Bridge to SC Route 10 Bridge
I-II
5520cfs
-110cfs/hr
R2-
Lower Runnable
00h55m
Buffalo Creek (Guilford Co.)
[NC]
2: Harvest Rd to McLeansville Rd (South Fork Buffalo Creek)
I(II)
291cfs
-23cfs/hr
R3-
Runnable
00h55m
Buffalo Creek
[NC]
Route 1503 Bridge to N.C. Route 268 Bridge
II-III
651cfs
-35cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Cape Fear
[NC]
Wildlife Road access near Lillington to NC 217 bridge near E... (Lillington to Erwin)
I-III
10.03ft
+0.10ft/hr
R8-
Upper Runnable
00h55m
Cataloochee Creek
[NC]
Catalooche Campground to Waterville Lake
II-III(IV)
2.80ft
-0.01ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Catawba
[NC]
1. Route 1234 Bridge to US Route 221 Bridge
I-II
763cfs
-36cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h25m
Catawba
[NC]
2. Bridgewater Dam to Route 1147 Bridge
I-II
1570cfs
+0cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h25m
Chattooga
[NC]
Chattooga Cliffs - Grimshawes Bridge to Bull Pen Bridge (AKA Section 00)
III-V
519cfs
-35cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Chattooga
[NC]
Ellicott Rock - Bull Pen Bridge to Burrell's Ford (AKA Section 0)
III-IV+(V)
519cfs
-35cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Cheoah
[NC]
Santeetlah Dam to Calderwood Lake Boat Launch
IV-V
1150cfs
-10cfs/hr
R5-
Runnable
01h10m
Crabtree Creek (Umstead State Park)
[NC]
Old Reedy Creek Road to Ebenezer Church Road
I(II)
5.70ft
-0.03ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h19m
Dan
[NC]
0.4 Claudville (Route 103) to Jessups Mill (Collinstown Rd/R...
I-II(III)
539cfs
-10cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Dan
[NC]
3. Route 1432 to Route 89
I-III
539cfs
-10cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Dan
[NC]
9. Route 2145 Bridge to Route 2309
I-II
4370cfs
-261cfs/hr
H7-
Above Recom.
00h25m
Davidson River
[NC]
2. FS Rd. 475, 2nd pull off to Sycamore Flats (Lower Davidson)
I-II
1.66ft
-0.01ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Deep Creek
[NC]
1. Upper - Newfound Gap to Bryson City
III-IV+
~
1370cfs
-50cfs/hr
R4-
Runnable
01h10m
Deep
[NC]
1. Route 1987 (Randleman) to Route 2221 (Cedar Falls) (Randleman to Cedar Falls)
III-IV
3.46ft
+0.03ft/hr
R7-
Upper Runnable
01h25m
Deep
[NC]
2. Route 2221 to Route 2615 (Cedar Falls to Ramseur)
I-III
1150cfs
+10cfs/hr
R8-
Upper Runnable
01h25m
Deep
[NC]
3. NC Route 42 to Route 1456 (Coleridge to Howard's Mill)
I-II
1150cfs
+10cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Deep
[NC]
4. Route 1456 to NC Route 22
I-II
1150cfs
+10cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Deep
[NC]
5. NC Route 22 to Route 1006
I-II
1150cfs
+10cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Deep
[NC]
6. US Route 15/501 Bridge to US Route 1 Bridge
I-II
7.14ft
+0.04ft/hr
H2-
Above Recom.
00h40m
Eagle Creek
[NC]
Eagle Creek Trail to Fontana Lake
II-IV+
~
1370cfs
-50cfs/hr
R3-
Runnable
01h10m
Elk Creek
[NC]
Route 1162 to Route 268 Bridge
I-II
651cfs
-35cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Elk
[NC]
A) Route 1326 to Route 1305 (above Big Falls) (Roadside Elk (along Hwy.194))
IV-V
1800cfs
-110cfs/hr
H9-
Above Recom.
00h40m
Elk
[NC]
B) Twisting Falls Gorge: Big Falls (Route 1306) to bridge ab...
IV-V(V+)
325cfs
+0cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
00h42m
Eno
[NC]
Lawrence Rd. (Route 1561) to Pleasant Green Access (Route 1...
I-III
6.58ft
-0.28ft/hr
R8-
Upper Runnable
00h25m
Eno
[NC]
Route 1567 below Duke Dam to US Route 501
I-III
5.82ft
+0.12ft/hr
R6-
Runnable
00h30m
Fires Creek
[NC]
A) Mule Flats to the Arch Bridge
I-III+
636cfs
-30cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Fires Creek
[NC]
B) Two miles above the Horse Park to Leatherwood Falls
II-III+
636cfs
-30cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
First Broad
[NC]
Route 1726 Bridge to Route 1529 Bridge
I-III
674cfs
-52cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Flat
[NC]
State Forest Rd. (Route 1614) to Lake Michie
I-III
2.30ft
+0.11ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Flat
[NC]
US Route 501 to Route 1614
I-III
321cfs
+46cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Forney Creek
[NC]
Trailside
III-IV
~
1370cfs
-50cfs/hr
R3-
Runnable
01h10m
French Broad, North Fork
[NC]
2) Route 1326 Bridge to US Route 64 Bridge (Along Highway 215)
III-IV+
476cfs
-14cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
00h55m
French Broad, West Fork
[NC]
SR 1309 Bridge to US 64 Bridge (West Fork)
IV-V
476cfs
-14cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
00h55m
French Broad
[NC]
6. NC Route 251 to Route 1634 (Woodfin River park to Alexander)
I-III
6020cfs
+20cfs/hr
H1-
Above Recom.
00h40m
French Broad
[NC]
9. Barnard to Hot Springs (Section 9)
III-IV
6060cfs
+30cfs/hr
R8-
Upper Runnable
01h10m
Green
[NC]
4. NC Route 9 below Lake Adger Dam to Big Level Road
I-II
~
5520cfs
-110cfs/hr
H9-
Above Recom.
-14h04m
Haw
[NC]
1. Route 1545 (Chicken Bridge) to US Route 15-501 (Bynum) (Upper Haw)
I-II(III)
6670cfs
+492cfs/hr
R6-
Runnable
01h25m
Haw
[NC]
2. US Route 15-501 (Bynum) to Highway 64 (Middle Haw)
I-III
6670cfs
+492cfs/hr
R6-
Runnable
01h25m
Haw
[NC]
3. Highway 64 to Jordan Reservoir (Lower Haw/Gabriel's Bend)
II-III
6670cfs
+492cfs/hr
R6-
Runnable
01h25m
Hazel Creek
[NC]
Appalachian Trail to Fontana Lake
III-IV(V)
~
1370cfs
-50cfs/hr
R4-
Runnable
01h10m
Johns
[NC]
Route 1328 to Route 1438
I-II
2900cfs
-201cfs/hr
R2-
Lower Runnable
00h25m
Jonathans Creek
[NC]
Joe Carver Rd to Liberty Church Rd
II-III
202cfs
-2cfs/hr
R3-
Runnable
00h40m
Linville
[NC]
Linville Falls to Lake James (Linville Gorge)
V
3.87ft
-0.08ft/hr
H9-
Above Recom.
00h25m
Little (Cape Fear trib)
[NC]
Morrison Bridge to Ft.Bragg
I
1.73ft
-0.01ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Little (Eno trib)
[NC]
Route 1461 (Johnson U.) to US Route 501
I-IV
3.27ft
-0.11ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h55m
Little (Fr.Broad trib)
[NC]
1. Triple Falls
V+
1.66ft
-0.01ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Little (Fr.Broad trib)
[NC]
2. Base of Triple Falls to Hooker Falls
III-IV
1.66ft
-0.01ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Little (Fr.Broad trib)
[NC]
3. Along Cascade Lake Rd. (Below Cascade Lake)
III-IV(V)
1.66ft
-0.01ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Little River (Pee Dee Tributary)
[NC]
Eure Lake to Thickety Creek Rd
II+
304cfs
-25cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Little Tennessee
[NC]
NC Route 28 to US Route 19
I-III
5920cfs
-261cfs/hr
H9-
Above Recom.
00h55m
Mayo, N. Fork
[NC]
Va Route 629 to NC Route 1359
II-III
758cfs
-39cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h25m
Mayo, S. Fork
[NC]
VA Route 695 to Mayo River along NC Route 1359
I-III
273cfs
-11cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h25m
Nantahala
[NC]
0) Kimsey Creek/Standing Indian CG to US 64
II(III)
636cfs
-30cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Nantahala
[NC]
0.5- Hwy 64 to Nantahala Lake
I-II+(III)
636cfs
-30cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Nantahala
[NC]
1. Cascades: FS Road 327 to 1310 Bridge
IV-V
1010cfs
-10cfs/hr
R2-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Nantahala
[NC]
2.Upper, Route 1310 Bridge to Hwy. 19 (Upper Nantahala)
III+(IV)
1010cfs
-10cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Nantahala
[NC]
3. Power Plant to Wesser (Lower Nantahala)
II+(III)
1010cfs
-10cfs/hr
R3-
Runnable
00h40m
New, South Fork
[NC]
Route 1347 to Mouth of Wilson
I-II
5180cfs
-653cfs/hr
R4-
Runnable
00h40m
New
[NC]
01. Stuart Dam (Route 58) to Fries (Route 94)
I-II(III)
16900cfs
-301cfs/hr
H9-
Above Recom.
00h40m
North Toe
[NC]
Plumtree to Bush Rd/Rt. 19E
II
569cfs
+85cfs/hr
H9-
Above Recom.
00h40m
Oconaluftee
[NC]
1. Kephart Trail Bridge to Smokemont Campground Bridge
III
1370cfs
-50cfs/hr
R6-
Runnable
01h10m
Oconaluftee
[NC]
2. Smokemont Campground to Oconaluftee Visitor's Center
II-III
1370cfs
-50cfs/hr
R2-
Lower Runnable
01h10m
Pigeon, East Fork
[NC]
US276 to Burnette Cove Road (Put-in at the USFS East Fork trail head on US276)
II-III
333cfs
-12cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h25m
Pigeon, West Fork
[NC]
3. Along Hwy 215 (Upper)
IV-V(V+)
281cfs
+0cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h25m
Pigeon, West Fork
[NC]
4. Route 215/1129 Junction to confluence with East Fork
II-III
281cfs
+0cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h25m
Pigeon
[NC]
0.7 Hepco Run (Iron Duff to Fines Creek )
III
1790cfs
-131cfs/hr
R5-
Runnable
00h40m
Pigeon
[NC]
1. Walters Power Plant at Waterville/Big Creek to Hartford ... (Pigeon Gorge / The Dirty Bird!)
II-III+
1950cfs
-10cfs/hr
R6-
Runnable
00h55m
Raven Fork
[NC]
2. Enloe Creek Trail to Big Cove Road (Raven Fork Gorge)
V+
1370cfs
-50cfs/hr
R2-
Lower Runnable
01h10m
Raven Fork
[NC]
3. Confluence of Raven Fork and Straight Fork Raven Fork to ... (Lower Raven Fork)
II-III+(IV)
1370cfs
-50cfs/hr
R4-
Runnable
01h10m
Reddies River
[NC]
Route 1546 to North Wilkesboro
I-II(III)
413cfs
-7cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h10m
Reedy Fork Creek
[NC]
Route 2732 to NC Route 61 Bridge
I-II
490cfs
-10cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Roanoke
[NC]
NC Route 48 to 0.5 mi. downstream of US 301 (Weldon)
I-III
5190cfs
-121cfs/hr
H6-
Above Recom.
00h25m
Rocky (Cape Fear trib.)
[NC]
1. Route 2170 to NC Route 902 (Upper Rocky [Carolina Hill Rd to Pittsboro-Goldston Road])
I-III
241cfs
+47cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Rocky (Cape Fear trib.)
[NC]
2. Chatham Church Rd to Deep River confluence (Lower Rocky River)
II+(III)
241cfs
+47cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Rocky (Pee Dee trib)
[NC]
Route 1440 Bridge to US Route 52 Bridge
III
10600cfs
-804cfs/hr
R7-
Upper Runnable
00h25m
South Yadkin
[NC]
Route 1143 to US Route 6O1
I-II
1200cfs
-30cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
01h10m
Spring Creek
[NC]
Route 1171 to NC Route 209 in Hot Springs
III-IV(V)
251cfs
-8cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Straight Fork
[NC]
Round Bottom to Raven Fork
III-IV
1370cfs
-50cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h10m
Swannanoa
[NC]
Charles D. Owen Park to Azalea Rd
I-II
604cfs
-13cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h10m
Tar
[NC]
Downtown Rocky Mount
I(IV)
634cfs
-19cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Toe, South
[NC]
Carolina Hemlocks Camp to Route 1152 to NC 80 to Route 1131
I-II
569cfs
+85cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Tuckasegee
[NC]
Section 3. Dillsboro to Rt. 1392 (Barkers Creek) (Tuck Gorge)
II-III
1970cfs
+40cfs/hr
R2-
Lower Runnable
00h55m
Tuckasegee
[NC]
Section 5. Whittier to Bryson City
I-III
4190cfs
-181cfs/hr
R5-
Runnable
00h55m
Watauga
[NC]
1. SR 1557 to NC 105 - Red Roof (Red Roof Run)
II-IV
1800cfs
-110cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Watauga
[NC]
2/3. NC Route 105 Bridge to US Route 321 Bridge
I-II
1800cfs
-110cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Watauga
[NC]
4. US Route 321 Bridge to Guy's Ford (Section Three)
II(IV)
1800cfs
-110cfs/hr
H9-
Above Recom.
00h40m
Watauga
[NC]
5. Guys Ford Bridge to AW Sherwood Horine Access (Watauga Gorge)
V
1800cfs
-110cfs/hr
H1-
Above Recom.
00h40m
Wilson Creek
[NC]
B) Route 1328 Bridge to National Forest sign (Wilson Creek above the Gorge)
II-III
2900cfs
-201cfs/hr
R4-
Runnable
00h25m
Wilson Creek
[NC]
C) The Gorge: National Forest sign to parking area above Bro...
III-IV
5.24ft
-0.05ft/hr
H9-
Above Recom.
00h25m
Wilson Creek
[NC]
D) Below Brown Mountain Beach to Johns River
I-II(III)
2900cfs
-201cfs/hr
R9-
Upper Runnable
00h25m
Yadkin
[NC]
2. Route 268 Bridge to Route 1137
I-II
273cfs
-14cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h25m
Yadkin
[NC]
3. Route 1178 below W. Kerr Scott Dam to Route 2327
I-II
2840cfs
+121cfs/hr
R2-
Lower Runnable
00h40m
Yadkin
[NC]
5. NC Route 1001 to US Route 64
I-II
9280cfs
+141cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
01h10m
Yadkin
[NC]
9. Crater Park Access to Burch Station Access
I-II
2950cfs
-161cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable
01h10m
Yellow Creek
[NC]
SR 1242 to Cheoah/ US 129
IV-V
1150cfs
-10cfs/hr
H9-
Above Recom.
01h10m
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