Cumberland

3 of us ran this on August 26, 2017 @ 2000 cfs then the next day @ approx. 1800 cfs. We took the Sheltowee Trace Outfitter's ride in and ride out with the rafting expedition.

We had a perfect sunny day for paddling with water temps in the high 60's F. This was out first time paddling this river, and we had a blast!

Center Rock was moving quicker at lower water on the 2nd day and had a crispy eddy line.

Bradford's Rock is pretty easy to avoid the under-cut rock on right.

The under-cut rock on river Left @Dog Slaughter Shoals was a bit more treacherous as the current feeds strongly into it @2000 cfs (and above I would guess). One of our boaters was nearly pinned there. She was able to work herself off to the Right side of the pinning rock before flipping and getting washed downstream. Not exactly sure what happened in this instance. Though the current feeds into the undercut it is fairly easy to recognize and avoid. Don't stare at the hazard, rather where you want to go

All 3 of us flipped on Screaming Right the 1st day. The 2nd day we all took a different line...only one of us made it without flipping.

The first day we weren't sure which rapids we were on after the Center Rock because the descriptions of how far the rapid is into the trip are completely wrong!

I used my Garmin Montana 680 on both runs and here are the actual mileage of the rapids:
No Name (class II) 0.3
Initiation 0.5 miles
Center Rock 1.0 miles
Misery 1.27 miles
Bradford's Rock 1.62 miles
Willie Nelson's 2.10 miles
Dog Slaughter Shoals 2.97 miles
Surfers 2.74 miles
Pinball 3.44 miles
Screaming Right 3.75 miles
Stairsteps 4.2 miles
the Last Drop 4.5 miles

All of the rapids were in on our trip except the Last Drop which was still covered by Lake Cumberland.

On the 2nd day we took a side-trip-hike up to Dog Slaughter Falls It is about a 1/3 of a mile hike with some nice scenery and a waterfall you can play and swim in.

It took us a little over 2 hours to run the rapids part of the river and paddle to the riverboat buoy. The river boat ride is just under an hour once they get all the rafts and kayaks loaded. For an extra $10 you can eat at the buffet on the riverboat. It is just cold-cuts, chips, and potato salad with soda, but it did in a pinch and satisfied our hunger.