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Re: Anyone ran Linville Gorge, North Carolina? by mootg Apr 20 2001, 0:55 GMT New

Date: Apr 20 2001, 4:33 GMT

From: deluge

Here is some spew.

If I recall correctly AWA did a piece in 1989 (yes'89) about 'the top ten hair runs in the East'. List included: suicide section LRC, Overflow, Watauga, Russel fork, Lower Meadow, Big Sandy, Top&upper Yough(as one), lower Blackwater (but Johnny R had done the upper for 4years), Moose, and yes Linville. This was a year before the Green explosion.

Hell there are races on five of these runs now. Race linville, I'll be walking alot!!!

Clay did it solo on his 2nd run.

Rumor Corran ran everything or didn't get out of his boat.

(smile Corran We are talking aboout you)

They say it is 16 miles long. 2-3 miles flat water in the start and another 3-5miles in the end. Not super steep either and almost pool/drop, but it is a long day if you do the whole thing.

There is a USGS N.C.guage at the takeout.

super low 1.5-1.6

low 1.6-1.75

medium 1.75-2.0

medium high 2.0-2.2

2.2+ watch out

(note have not done above 2.0 but gathered this)

guage being read at the end of the run since if you run shuttle at 7 am and get there 12hours later it ususally is much lower and that is the water you were on.