Tuckasegee - Section 1. Cedar Cliff Reservior to Cullowhee


Tuckasegee, North Carolina, US

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Section 1. Cedar Cliff Reservior to Cullowhee (The Slab)

Usual Difficulty I-II(III) (for normal flows)
Length 9.4 Miles

Showing off for the camera


Showing off for the camera
Photo of Matt Rajala by Marc Cain



River Description

The playspot know as "The Slab" can be found in this stretch below the reservior.

From Linwood:

The Slab and Eternity, both are on the East Fork of the Tuck. To get there from Waynesville, take highway 74 west to exit 85 towards Sylva. Travel a mile or so, to the second traffic light. Take a left onto route 107 towards Cullohwee. Travel for about 10 - 15 miles or so on 107. Just after an Exxon station on your left you will cross over the East Fork of the Tuck. Turn left immediately after onto Shook Cove road. Travel about 2 miles, you will start going up hill and around a few sharp turns. Look for a well used pull off on the right. The Slab is downstream about 50 yards from the pull off. There is a well worn path down the hill directly above the slab. The other hole Eternity is down stream about an eighth of a mile, a lot of people run down to Eternity and just walk back to the car up the street. The East Fork of the Tuck is dam controlled, but runs most days especially in the time when the Nanty is off.

The Phone number to call is 866-332-5253, listen for the report on the East Fork and that will tell you when it will be running.


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Last Updated: 2006-11-04 11:15:57

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WCU Demo Day

Detail Trip Report  WCU Demo Day   @Tuckasegee Section 1. Cedar Cliff Reservior to Cullowhee, NC(563.02KB .jpeg)

New Move?

Detail Trip Report  New Move?  Tuckaseegee, NC(111.82KB .jpeg)

It's time for a Blunt

Detail Trip Report  It's time for a Blunt  Tuckaseegee, NC(94.89KB .jpeg)

Showing off for the camera

Detail Trip Report  Showing off for the camera  Tuckaseegee, NC(79.43KB .jpeg)

Goin BIG

Detail Trip Report  Goin BIG  Tuckaseegee, NC(109.42KB .jpeg)

Throwin Down!

Detail Trip Report  Throwin Down!  Tuckaseegee, NC(129.13KB .jpeg)

Big Cartwheel

Detail Trip Report  Big Cartwheel  Tuckaseegee, NC(122.24KB .jpeg)

Slab 2.0

Detail Trip Report  Slab 2.0  Tuckasegee, NC(464.76KB .jpeg)

A different angle

Detail Trip Report  A different angle  East Fork, Tuckasegee, NC(176.45KB .jpeg)

Going Left

Detail Trip Report  Going Left  East Fork, Tuckasegee, NC(190.01KB .jpeg)

Big Boat Play

Detail Trip Report  Big Boat Play  East Fork, Tuckasegee, NC(195.59KB .jpeg)

Eternity

Detail Trip Report  Eternity  East Fork, Tuckasegee, NC(219.67KB .jpeg)

Eternity Loop

Detail Trip Report  Eternity Loop  East Fork, Tuckasegee, NC(1.38MB .jpeg)

Eternity

Detail Trip Report  Eternity  East Fork, Tuckasegee, NC(1.94MB .wmv)

Poor Kev

Detail Trip Report  Poor Kev   Tuckasegee, NC(4.22KB .jpeg)

Eternity

Detail Trip Report  Eternity   Tuckasegee, NC(4.19KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Call 866-332-5253

Listen for the report on the East Fork of the Tuckeseegee.
Usually takes 3-5 hours for the water to reach the Slab Hole.

Report - Reports of Tuckasegee Section 1. Cedar Cliff Reservior to Cullowhee and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Tuckasegee [NC] Poor Kev Normal Kevin Williams
East Fork, Tuckasegee [NC] Eternity Loop On Matt Rajala
Tuckaseegee [NC] New Move? n/a John Stevenson
2y181d17h59m TuckasegeeSection 1. Cedar Cliff Reservior to Cullowhee [NC] WCU DEMO DAY n/a royce cowan
6y251d14h32m East Fork, Tuckasegee [NC] Eternity ON Matt Rajala
6y336d14h32m East Fork, Tuckasegee [NC] A different angle on Matt Rajala
7y118d14h32m Tuckasegee [NC] Slab 2.0 ON John Stevenson

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User Comments


2010-07-21 10:44:48 (569 days ago)
Jason DavisDetails
Does the dam always release really early in the morning? Every time I've checked it starts between
2 and 3am. Anyone recommend a good hotel in Cullowee? Also, this appears to be the new release
schedule. http://www.duke-energy.com/lakes/nantahala/nan-downstream-flow-releases.asp

2009-10-05 12:02:00 (858 days ago)
i heard that eternity washed out in the recent flood? anyone confirm this? Edit

2007-04-25 02:19:13 (1753 days ago)
Kevin WilliamsDetails
Just a correction for AW it takes about 15-20 min for the water to reach the Slab Hole

2005-04-30 21:36:23 (2477 days ago)
John StevensonDetails
Nantahala Power posts the generation schedule for three days (though myself and others have noticed
they are not 100% accurate)<br>
http://www.nantahalapower.com/nantahala/lakes/schedules/<br<br>
<br>
Another note is that USGS has provided a new gauge about a mile from Eternity.<br>
<br>
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/uv/?site_no=03508050&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060<br>
The guages is within 1 hour from the dam.
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Rapid Summary

Mile Rapid Name Class Features (Legend)
0.3EternityII+Playspot
0.3The SlabIIIPlayspot

Rapid Descriptions

Eternity (Class II+, Mile 0.3)
Another playspot just down from The Slab.

The Slab (Class III, Mile 0.3)

WCU students built this playspot so they didn't have to drive over to Nantahala to play. Easy park and play area with adequate parking.




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