Broad, South Fork
Watson Mill Bridge State Park
| Difficulty | II+(III) |
| Length | 0.4 mi |
| Avg Gradient | n/a |
| Gauge | Broad River Near Bell, Ga |
| Flow Rate as of 1 hour | 596 cfsbelow recommended |
| Reach Info Last Updated | May 11, 2008 |
River Description
Lawson Moore shared:
I would like to share some river information I have gathered on an Athens,Georgia park-and-play that is currently unlisted on your site. The South Fork of the Broad River, in Madison County, Georgia, just north of Athens, sports a respectable class-2+ (3) park-and-play spot. The run is located within WatsonMillBridge State Park. It contains one 15-foot slide, ledges, a technical class-2 rock garden, a couple decent waves, and many eddies left and right. I played this spot 12/30/07 and took a couple of photos I have attached for you guys.
Lat/longitude of the putin and takeout are rough guesses, to get the intrepid surfer literally into the ballpark. Note that at least one map shows a dam just downstream of the covered bridge. Don't be an idjit and run this thingie without scouting.
River Features
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Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportThe specified rating for this reach: 'II+(III)' ...is that intended to mean 'Predominately class II+ with one or two class III rapids', or does it mean 'It's a II+ or a III, I'm not certain.'? It seems overly granular to characterize a park & play spot as having multiple sub-sections of varying difficulty.