Cumberland, Big South Fork

My friends and I started a 3 day float on 4-21-16 at Leatherwood Ford paddling up to Yamacraw Bridge taking out on 4-24-16. The river at the put-in around 1030am was probably around 420-440 cfs, give or take. We were in 3 separate canoes. One canoe carried 2 guys and gear, while the other two canoes, paddled by myself and and another friend, carried 1 dog each and gear. Below this level the shoals and bends in the river become more shallow. We had no problem running the shoals, outside a few rocks here and there, no one flipped, just took on a little water here and there. We got rained on Thur night as we slept, but it wasn't enough to bring up the river too much. The portages around Angel Falls and Devils Jump weren't too bad with gear and dogs just took our time. My friend Will ran Devils Jump in a Mad River Adventure 16 with nothing in it, the rest of us portaged. My main reason for posting this is to let people know you can run the river below 500cfs, but when you get to 420 or less be prepared for more dragging your canoes or heavy laden boats through the shoal areas.