Catawba, South Fork

5. McAdenville

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April 25, 2009

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I live 5 minutes from here. This dam is rarely as seen in the photos. Only after serious rainfall. It would be awesome to see someone go over it. But, it's the only rapid around. The South Fork River flows down on all flatwater from this small McAdenville dam to the next one that drops into Lake Wylie. I have paddled this stretch a few times. It's about 20% in town and the rest has some nice scenery and bird watching. There is a new park with a canoe/kayak launch on this stretch in Cramerton on Riverside Dr. if anyone is looking for flatwater boating.