Frogtown Creek, Georgia, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | III-V(V+) (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 2.9 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 135 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 215 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| CHESTATEE RIVER NEAR DAHLONEGA, GA | ||||
| usgs-02333500 | 1000 - 3000 cfs | III-V(V+) | 01h06m | 284 cfs (rc= -0.6 ) |
**********DO NOT attempt to scout Cannon falls unless you are boating on the creek. All trails surrounding the area are private property and should not be used by boaters! Failure to do this could result in losing access to the wonderful creek!**********
Frogtown Creek is a waterfall laden steep creek. At least one of the falls was run back in the
late 80's and Neil Frost, who lives along the river, says all have been run.
The creek starts and ends on US 19/129 as the road curves up through the Blue Ridge range of the
southern Appalachians. The takeout is at Turner's Corner on the Chestatee River.
Be careful of the three rather large drops on this run and please note that much of Frogtown Ceek
is on private property. Many of the property owners do not care for boaters, especially those who
trespass on their property.
There are three possible put-ins:
1. The best option is a very short road off Highway 19/129 2.5 miles north of Turner's Corner.
There is parking on the short dirt road and along the highway, the carry is short and the bank is
minimal.
2. There is an alternate put-in at a small, primitive campground accessed via a short road from
Highway 19/129 1.65 miles north of Turner's Corner. The road is passable only to high-clearance
4WD vehicles, the carry from the highway is a couple of hundred yards and parking along the
highway is minimal.
3. The bridge on Edwards Parkway (turn left off Highway 19/129 1.5 miles north of Turner's Corner
and go 0.4 mile to the bridge) can be used for a drop-and-drive access, but do not leave a
vehicle parked: there is no parking area and the surrounding property is all private.
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CHESTATEE RIVER NEAR DAHLONEGA, GA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| usgs-02333500 | 1000 - 3000 cfs | III-V(V+) | 01h06m | 284 cfs (rc= -0.6 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| @Frogtown Creek US 19/129 to US 19/129 at Turners Corner [GA] |
Account of 10/31/09
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n/a | n/a | |
| @Frogtown Creek US 19/129 to US 19/129 at Turners Corner [GA] | Account of 10/31/09 | n/a | n/a | |
| CA [GA] | Account of 10/31/09 | n/a | n/a | |
| Frogtown Creek [GA] |
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n/a | Clay Lucas | |
| Frogtown Creek [GA] |
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n/a | boof or die | |
| 1y144d20h40m | /Frogtown Creek-US 19 to US 19 at Turners Corner [GA] |
Catching a Surf--High Water
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n/a | user: "zfraysier" |
| 1y144d20h42m | /Frogtown Creek-US 19 to US 19 at Turners Corner [GA] |
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| 1y144d20h48m | /Frogtown Creek-US 19 to US 19 at Turners Corner [GA] |
Zach Fraysier -Cannon Falls
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n/a | user: "zfraysier" |
| 1y174d19h22m | /Frogtown Creek-US 19 to US 19 at Turners Corner [GA] |
Zach Fraysier- Cannon Falls
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high runnable | user: "zfraysier" |
| 2y6d20h54m | Frogtown Creek [GA] | Run on 2/5/2010 | 3800.00 ft | n/a |
| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
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| 0.0 | Putin | N/A |   |
| 0.2 | Rapid One | IV |  |
| 0.3 | Rapid two | IV | |
| 0.3 | Boulder Drop | IV+ | |
| 0.4 | Long Multi Tiered Slide | IV+ | |
| 0.4 | Metal Bridge Boogy | IV | |
| 1.0 | Slack water in between gorges | II |  |
| 2.0 | Slide to Boof Right Line | IV | |
| 2.0 | Slide to Boof Left line | IV | |
| 2.4 | Uniform Ledge | IV | |
| 2.5 | Cannon Falls | V | |
| 2.6 | Dicks Creek Confluence | IV | |
| 2.9 | Take Out | N/A |  |
42174.jpegThis rapid starts with a long low angled slide and ends in a 4-5 foot boof onto a flat rock shelf.
This rapid starts in a low angled slide and ends in an unique cross flow boof. Where you boof from one flow into a strong current going to opposite direction. Start left and drive right.
42172.jpegThis is the trickiest move on the run. Start left and drive right, but not too right or you will end up in the rhodo below.
This rapid goes directly into the next large slide.
42171.jpegThis rapid is my personal favorite. It starts where the boulder drop ends. It consists of a three tiered slide with several holes and eddies throughout. This is a fast one. At the end get left.
This rapid is a long boulder garden. The best way I have found to run it is to start on the right near the top and slowly work left, and then back to the right at the end. This rapid used to have a metal walking bridge which made it a mandatory portage, but this hazard has since been removed and this rapid is now runnable.
This is a mile long section of fast moving slack water in between the two gorges. Watch out for a rope that is strung across the river at waist height.
This line starts on the low angled slide and then drops off a 10 foot drop, which can be boofed. (this boof is located on the left side of this photo)
42179.jpegThis rapid has two lines, The left side is a low angled slide into a steep 10 foot slide with a piton in the center.
This is a 12 foot drop directly above the 40 foot cannon falls. This one can be run anywhere but beware the hole at higher levels.
Warren StallingsThis is the signature drop of the run. It's about 40 feet tall with a gently graded slope at the top to ease you into vertical. A little bit of California on the east coast.
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User Comments
sections of metal pipe sticking up right below the lip on river right that you cannot see when you
are in your boat. the best line is splitting the middle and river left pipe but this is a very
narrow (~4-6 feet) line and failure to do so could send you sideways over the 40+ foot drop. so
just be careful and find some land marks in the water that you can instantly recognize from your
boat. also don't be too preoccupied with this as there are two good sized holes above the drop and
they could surf you over to river left where you definitely don't want to be, have someone set
safety at the lip so they can pull you over to shore if you are getting surfed in the hole
and it won't get access shut down-be responsible or use the legal put in farther up Edit
was about 3800 and light rain throughout the run. Perfect level Edit
worth it. It is best to run it above 750cfs on the chestatee gauge, the more water = the more fun,
but beware of strainers. There are only 2 mandatory portages,( a big log jamn and a small low
hanging bridge) and most people portage the falls as well. Edit