Eno, North Carolina, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | I-III (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 8.5 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 13 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| ENO RIVER NEAR DURHAM, NC | ||||
| usgs-02085070 | 2.20 - 7.10 ft | I-III | 00h41m | 1.55 ft (rc= -0.1 ) |
This reach of the Eno River can be broken up into two sections:
Pleasant Green Canoe Access to Cole Mill Road (Section 3 in "Paddling Eastern North
Carolina")
Cole Mill Road to West on the Eno City Park. (Section 4 in "Paddling Eastern North Carolina")
The entire reach is protected by Eno River State Park and West Point
on the Eno City Park. Both sections can be run in one day.
Time estimates at about 4' on USGS:
Pleasant Green Rd to Cole Mill Rd is about 1.5 hours
Cole Mill Rd to Guess Rd is about 1 hour
Guess Rd to West Point on the Eno(US501) is about half an hour
To Pleasant Green Canoe Access:
From Durham I-85 south to Highway 70 west(exit 170), turn right on Pleasant Green Road, turn left
into Canoe Access area just before crossing the river.
To Cole Mill Canoe Access:
From Durham I-85 south to Cole Mill Road(exit 173), north on Cole Mill Road, left on to Old Cole
Mill Road, access is at end of road.
Pleasant Green Canoe Access to West Point on the Eno City Park:
Take left out of canoe access parking lot onto Pleasant Green Road, right onto Cole Mill Road.
Turn left onto Umstead Road. Turn right onto Guess Road. Go a short distance and turn left onto
Latta Road. Turn right onto US501(Roxboro Road). Cross river and turn right into West Point on
the Eno City Park. Follow road to parking area close to the old mill.
Pleasant Green Canoe Access to Cole Mill Road Canoe Access:
Take left out of canoe access parking lot onto Pleasant Green Road, right onto Cole Mill Road.
Turn right (at Umstead Road) onto Old Cole Mill Road, access is at end of road.
 Paddling Eastern North Carolina |
The gauge is located at the end of the run
below US501. Therefore, if the water flow is
dropping rapidly the river may have fallen
below minimum upstream. The Eno River is
rain dependant and can only be run during
periods of heavy rain.
There are bridge gauges at Pleasant Green
Rd and Cole Mill Rd bridges. The Guess Rd
bridge gauge no longer exists. Minimum
bridge gauge reading for solo open boater is
0.5ft. There is currently no correlation
between the two bridge gauges and no
correlation between the bridge gauges and
USGS gauges at this time.
Notes from Russ Condrey:
Cole Mill Rd to West Point on the Eno City
Park
3.5' on USGS OK
4.5' on USGS / 2.0 Cole mill bridge (fun)
(Nantahala like)
7.1' on USGS pushy
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||
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| ENO RIVER NEAR DURHAM, NC | ||||||||||||
| usgs-02085070 | 2.20 - 7.10 ft | I-III | 00h41m | 1.55 ft (rc= -0.1 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| 1y283d01h30m | @Eno Route 1567 below Duke Dam to US Route 501 [NC] |
Mike's Lefty Blunt
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n/a | Michael Keeney |
| 1y283d01h31m | @Eno Route 1567 below Duke Dam to US Route 501 [NC] |
Reed's Loop
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n/a | Michael Keeney |
| 1y319d20h55m | @Eno Route 1567 below Duke Dam to US Route 501 [NC] |
Reed's Loop
|
a good level | Michael Keeney |
| 1y319d20h55m | @Eno Route 1567 below Duke Dam to US Route 501 [NC] |
Eno Fun
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a good level | Michael Keeney |
| 1y319d23h57m | @Eno Route 1567 below Duke Dam to US Route 501 [NC] |
Guess Rd "Bredge"
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n/a | Michael Keeney |
| 1y335d03h58m | @Eno Route 1567 below Duke Dam to US Route 501 [NC] |
Eno Bredge at Guess Rd
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low runnable level | Michael Keeney |
| 5y295d22h55m | Eno River [NC] |
Eno River Surfing
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3.75' (USGS) | Michael Carter |
| 7y363d22h55m | Eno [NC] |
Guess Geer dam
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4.0 at USGS gage | Richard Kofler |
| 8y213d22h55m | Eno [NC] |
Rockgarden, close to Pleasant Green
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3 feet at USGS | Richard Kofler |
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. reach
state
reachlink
Route 1567 below Duke Dam to US Route 501, Eno North Carolina, US (mobile)
User Comments
have seen and rescued many a novice and low-intermediate paddler go broadside against rocks, flip,
lose boat and paddles and, occasionally, need rescuing. Under 3' is a very technical run in
Bobbit's Hole or at the broken dam near Guess Road. le scott, Dec 09
river at 3.75 on the USGS. The visual gauge said just under 2'(see pictures). Most of the rapids
were washed out. Still some good surf waves, but nothing too difficult. I prefer the river about
6" lower, the drops are a little more defined. Still, we highly recommend this river, one of
the prettiest runs in the Triangle.
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We paddled this at 2.9' (USGS Gauge) yesterday (8/3/2004) and there were three or four trees across
the river between Pleasant Green Rd and Cole Mill Rd. Not much problem getting over/under them at
this level. Most of them would be farther underwater at higher levels, but at least one could be a
danger at higher levels. Just be aware and keep your eyes open.
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Although there were reports in December of a dam and crane in the river bed at Guess Road, we saw
neither during our trip from Pleasant Green to West Point. A nasty tangle of rebar rose out of the
river right eddy beneath the new bridge. There is probably more rebar in the river bed so be
careful when paddling here.
larger class II's are formed from old dams that have been blown out in the last fifty years or so.
In particular, the old Cabe's mill and the Duke dam just before Guess rd. pose probably the largest
hazards in the run. The other spot to really look out for is under the new Guess rd. bridge. The
construction people blew up one of the old bridge pilings, so the new rapid under the bridge has a
lot of rebar and sharp rock. Walking this is pretty easy, just walk over the road and put in on the
other side. In general most of the whitewater is between Colemill and Westpoint. So, to recap, it's
a pretty fun little run, but watch out for the man made rapids.
Eno River Society, most of the land along the river has been preserved as a park and it remains
today much as it has in the past. The river offers great paddling operatunity's for the
begining boater, with long pools seperated by class II rapids. Like all rivers, it's character
changes at higher water and it's difficulty changes accordingly.