Rocky Broad

Will Hanna And I checked out the Rocky Broad one day in the spring of 04'. The Internet gauge, (http://www.afws.net/data/nc/henderson.htm) read 4.0 on the Bat Cave Gauge. When we got there the bridge gauge read 3.6 I'd say this is the minimum. It was very low, but you could run all of the rapids but one. Put in at or below the bridge in Bat Cave and go down as far as you want. Will and I did one section of about a mile I think, and just kept hiking back up the road to the top. Close to the start there is a drop that ends with a monster tree blocking the whole river, there is no way to get around it in a boat, but once you go over the lip of the drop you'll know you need to to get to the bank before the log, which is possible, you can still run the drop, just know that you need to be aware. A little ways down there is a slide that has a bir rock in the middle, then more fun slots and drops. It's all super technical, and tons of sieves. the last rapid of the section we ran was the biggest, it was the steepest drop of the run, scout on the left. The drop below this slide/drop thing was too low to run. Good luck, hopefully I can get back to have a more in depth report with pics.