Little Pigeon, West Prong
2. Chimneys Picnic Area to Campbell Overlook (Picnic put-in - [Lower])
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Log in to add a reportJim JanneyWestern NC Creek Visuals
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West prong ran 3 days in a row so we got to experience both ends of the flow spectrum. New usgs gauge is fantastic. Taking off when the gauge is 350 gives a decent low level. Like 1.2-1.3 on the semi defunct picnic gauge. Taking off at 675 was about as much as I wanted and was 2.0 on the picnic gauge. We only got on the lower but wood was in good shape. Only problematic wood was catwalk and Skywalker.
Jim Janney posted the following on BoaterTalk on 9/6/2011. http://boatertalk.com/forum/boatertalk/1052308782/.
Subject: West Prong Wood Report.
It's probably in the best shape it's been in for a good while.
Nothing on the upper until big tree (that's right, metal box is open again), which has a pile of trees across the bottom. Not sneakable until some flossing is done, but the tree blocking the main line is serious. The pile of logs in the picnic section is still there. Lower was all runnable but there is still the wood at cave, a log below skywalker, and a pungi stick in the center line at WP falls (still runnable center but right is open again too).
Visual level was 1.35 when we got there at 5, and 1.3 when we passed the gauge at 6:30. This was pretty much minimum and felt like 1 ft from the last few years. Online gauge was about 1.85 around 6:30.
Jim
bare minimum
minimum
See more pictures of the WP on my Smokies page.
Good level on one of the best runs around
From Boatertalk:
Forum: BoaterTalk
Re: Altitude confirmation needed. Attn Bradley LVM New
Date: Mar 08 2004, 14:23 GMT
From: deluge
Road prong is 1100ft (1.9 miles) from putin 1/4 mile above greenlight falls. If you go from here and do west prong all the way down to last take out (below in a hurry) that is just about 3000 feet of drop with no portages (unless you want). If you did road prong from third bridge it is .6 miles and about 300-350 feet. upper west prong is 700 feet (1.7 miles) from foot bridge to 441 bridge. 441 brige to last take out is 3.3-3.5 miles and a little over 1100 feet. Campbell over is a mile less.- howard
third time down it, with virgin friend. low water and long, than on over to big creek.