Jimmy - Thanks for the update on the removal of the strainer and powerlines. Good to know that the
power company / others didn't just intend to leave them there. SYOTR

Ran on 12-4-09 at a low level about 550 cfs down to the the AT swinging bridge. This section was
free of strainers, the tree mentioned below has been cut out and powerlines are no longer in the
creek. The fallen tree that sticks out from the river left bank where Cox's Creek comes into the
Tye has washed closer to the left bank, you still need to run river right but there is more room to
get around it.

Midway through the run from Evergreen Church (NFT) to swinging bridge, there is a 20" diameter tree
that forms a riverwide strainer. The tree was freshly cut (by chainsaw) on the river right bank
where a set of powerlines crosses the river diagonally from left to right. Additionally, there are
two (hopefully de-energized) powerlines IN the river running diagonally from river left to right
just upstream of this tree. It appears that the power company recently had to replace the right
bank pole and re-run the lines, so they cut the tree and left the old powerlines in the river and
along the right bank. In the 780-720cfs range, the powerlines were out of play, but the tree was a
mandatory portage. I'd recommend portaging on river left.

We ran from the confluence of the N and S Forks to the swinging bridge yesterday, and there was a
BIG tree down in the river. It was about halfway through our run, at the end of one of the longest
rapids, and had fallen from the left bank into the river. This strainer almost completely river
wide, there is only one, very tight slot on the right bank through which you can paddle, and avoid
the strainer. Be very careful when running this stretch until this tree is swept away or cut out.

I seems like the 300 cfs minimum might be low for this run. We ran from the Evergreen church (NFT)
down to the swinging bridge at 566 cfs and falling to 546 cfs. I'm gonna say 550 cfs would be my
personal minimum for this run.

I agree; The Tye is very different in its upper reaches (III-IV) than after it breaks out into the
valley (I-II). Corbett's 'VA Whitewater' lists this entire river as a single reach, but most folks
do consider the upper Tye a separate run from the lower. I define the upper as Evergreen Church (on
the NF Tye) to the swinging bridge by the Appalachian Trail parking lot and trail access along Rt
56 (~3.5 mi total), although I have heard of some people defining the upper Tye as Evergreen Church
to Tyro (~6 mi total). Either way, this site should be modified to show the Tye as multiple runs.

looks like we need to break this one into shorter runs.