Cullasaja - 5. Peaceful Cove Rd (NC-1677) to Fulton Rd (NC-1668)


Cullasaja, North Carolina, US

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5. Peaceful Cove Rd (NC-1677) to Fulton Rd (NC-1668)

Usual Difficulty I-II (for normal flows)
Length 3.5 Miles

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
CULLASAJA RIVER AT SR 1620 NEAR HIGHLANDS, NC
usgs-0350056050 3.90 - 10.00 ft I-II 1y217d14h33m 2.91 ft (rc= -0.2 )


River Description

This section is mostly flatwater with occasional Class I-II rapids. It is a great teaching section for first time paddlers. It ends with a bigger II-II+ rapid with huge recovery pools and a big beach on river left. It's a great spot to teach ferrying, peelouts and eddy turns, though it is also the most polluted spot on the river that I have seen.

See also: Other sections of the Cullasaja:
0. Above the lakes (Class IV-V+)
1. Upper (Lake Sequoyah to below Cosmic Crunch) (Class )
2. Middle (Below Cosmic Crunch to Above Cullasaja Falls) (Class IV(V+))
3. Lower - Base of Cullasaja Falls to Peeks Creek Bridge (Class IV-V(V+))
4. Peeks Creek Rd (NC-1678) to Peaceful Cove Rd (NC-1677) (Class II(III))
StreamTeam Status: Verified
Last Updated: 2006-02-11 09:18:30

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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The USGS gage is on Turtle Pond Rd (NC-1620) near US-64 way upstream from this section. 3.9 is probably a minimum, but I have run it at 3.78 (real scrapy). I think there is not visual at the gage site, making it accessible only via the internet.

There is a gage painted on the Peeks Creek bridge as well; I would guess that 1" above 0 is a good level. 0 is about 3.7 on the USGS gage.

There is also an old USGS gage that no longer is functional, but still has a visual gage on it, just upstream of the second US-64 bridge as you travel downstream. It is off of the Sugar Fork Road.

The Cullasaja has a pretty good watershed and since Highlands (in the headwaters) gets over 80" of rain a year, this run often gets pretty high.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
CULLASAJA RIVER AT SR 1620 NEAR HIGHLANDS, NC
usgs-0350056050 3.90 - 10.00 ft I-II 1y217d14h33m 2.91 ft (rc= -0.2 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
3.90 -10.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable I-II Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

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 5. Peaceful Cove Rd (NC-1677) to Fulton Rd (NC-1668), Cullasaja North Carolina, US (mobile)