Tuckasegee, West Fork

Thorpe Dam to Thorpe Powerhouse on Tuckasegee Reservoir(WF Tuck)

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Revision Date: Aug 1, 2020Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: updated description

Revision Date: Aug 1, 2020Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: updated description

Revision Date: Aug 1, 2020Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: updated description

Revision Date: Aug 1, 2020Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: updated description

Revision Date: Jul 10, 2019Edited By: Kevin Colburn

Revision Comment: updated image position

Revision Date: Jun 5, 2019Edited By: Kevin Colburn

Revision Comment: updated description

Revision Date: Jun 5, 2019Edited By: Kevin Colburn

Revision Comment: updated description

Revision Date: Jun 5, 2019Edited By: Kevin Colburn

Revision Comment: updated description

Revision Date: May 7, 2019Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: updated image position

Revision Date: Apr 19, 2019Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: updated image position

Revision Date: Jun 8, 2018Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: corrected measurements of pothole at top of Breakbone Falls (aka, Flight Stimulator)

Revision Date: Jan 4, 2017Edited By: Thomas O'Keefe

Revision Comment: corrected a misspelling in previous edit of First Boulder Garden

Revision Date: Dec 25, 2014Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: tweaked last rapid of minigorge

Revision Date: Oct 13, 2014Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: changed "12 foot deep" to "12 feet deep." Also changed "by the open boaters" to "by others" to reduce the risk of offending open boaters or kayakers or..."

Revision Date: Aug 3, 2014Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: Go Right and Fly

Revision Date: Jun 5, 2014Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: tweaked descriptions of several rapids from Kornegay's Cascade down to Little Ampitheater

Revision Date: Jun 4, 2014Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: tweaked format of recent update to flow/gauge description

Revision Date: Jun 4, 2014Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: improved description of how to use online gauge

Revision Date: Apr 18, 2014Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: tweaked Breakbone/FlightSimulator

Revision Date: Apr 18, 2014Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: updating breakbone photo

Revision Date: Apr 18, 2014Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: updated breakbone description & removed outdated language about modems and file size in reference to linked videos

Revision Date: Apr 18, 2014Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: tweaked Breakbone's description

Revision Date: Apr 7, 2014Edited By: Kevin Colburn

Revision Comment: modified description of Breakbone Falls to include details about left line and right line

Revision Date: Aug 11, 2013Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: downgraded comments about wood making river class 4/5. Wood is mostly clear now

Revision Date: Aug 2, 2013Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: added links to gauge description

Revision Date: Aug 2, 2013Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: edited gauge description

Revision Date: Jul 27, 2013Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: another slight tweak of flow description

Revision Date: Jul 27, 2013Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: tweaked the update I made a few minutes ago of flow/gauge description

Revision Date: Jul 27, 2013Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: revised ratings & flow/gauge description based on today's flow (27 July 2013)

Revision Date: Jul 25, 2013Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: corrected misspellings in description of gauge, particularly paragraph about inability to estimate flow in rach 2290 using gauge at SR 1172.

Revision Date: Jul 24, 2013Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: Removed Tuckasegee River SR 1127 gauge and explained why it doesn't reliably predict flow in reach 2290

Revision Date: Jul 24, 2013Edited By: Greg Adkison
Revision Date: Jul 24, 2013Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: Added statement describing the "rescue protocol." Also updated the gauge description to reflect levels reported by the *current* stick gauge located under the upstream, river-right side of the metal bridge across Hwy 107 from Thorpe Powerhouse.

Revision Date: Jul 23, 2013Edited By: Greg Adkison

Revision Comment: Added descriptions of several stretches. Corrected distance to Flight Simulator and location on map. Changed *usual* difficulty from IV+ to the range III-IV+

Revision Date: Jun 11, 2013Edited By: Brian Jacobson
Revision Date: Apr 27, 2013Edited By: Garrick Taylor
Revision Date: Apr 27, 2013Edited By: Garrick Taylor

Revision Comment: update with some additional detail

Revision Date: Apr 25, 2013Edited By: Kevin Colburn
Revision Date: Apr 15, 2013Edited By: Brad Roberts

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Revision Date: Apr 15, 2013Edited By: Brad Roberts

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Revision Date: Apr 14, 2013Edited By: Brad Roberts

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Revision Date: Apr 14, 2013Edited By: Brad Roberts

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Revision Date: Feb 12, 2013Edited By: Kevin Colburn

Revision Comment: Updated access info to convey that the trail is more than half built.

Revision Date: May 7, 2012Edited By: Paul Martzen

Revision Comment: added video, more rapids

Revision Date: May 7, 2012Edited By: Kevin Colburn

Revision Comment: KC Corrections

Revision Date: May 7, 2012Edited By: Kevin Colburn

Revision Comment: KC Corrections

Revision Date: May 6, 2012Edited By: Paul Martzen

Revision Comment: added rapids & description

Revision Date: May 3, 2012Edited By: Kevin Colburn

Revision Comment: Added map

Revision Date: May 6, 2011Edited By: Kevin Colburn

Revision Comment: deleted journal story.

Revision Date: Sep 30, 2010Edited By: Kevin Colburn

Revision Comment: updated release info

Revision Date: Jul 26, 2005Edited By: Josh Egenolf