Rockcastle

As a response to the comment below, I will add my opinion on levels. I personally believe that the Rockcastle is much more forgiving at levels below 800cfs. At these lower levels there is more time to react, more eddies to catch and not as much push. I think it is a III/IV run in this range, with Beech Narrows and Teeth possibly being IV's. Once you get much over 1000cfs I believe the whole run works it's way into the IV range. The lower narrows section turns into one class IV rapid that's a half-mile long, with push and holes to avoid. At 5000cfs, Beech becomes a significant V, while the lower narrows turns into upper Gauley quality stuff.

I will agree that levels over 1000cfs are a lot of fun, and class IV boaters should enjoy this range. However, I think it is misleading to suggest that 1500cfs is easier or safer than 300cfs. The again, I could be wrong. I have over 100 runs on this stretch from 60cfs to 5000 cfs and this is just my opinion.